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Brookfield vs Java vs Freedom vs West Turin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
West Turin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brookfield | Java | Freedom | West Turin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,150 |
2,049 |
2,483Highest |
1,733Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
+11%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.2±7 9% above NY |
42.2±4.7 6% above NY |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| West Turin and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| West Turin and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Freedom and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$73,646±$24k 14% below NY |
$69,338±$12k 19% below NY |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 64% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$176,900±$19k 58% below NY |
$149,400±$19kLowest 65% below NY |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$665±$94 59% below NY |
| Brookfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,443 48% below NY |
$2,338Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
10.1%±32.5 NY: 52.1% |
40%±23 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
13.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.9% NY: 54.3% |
88.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.