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Champion vs Java vs Mooers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Champion has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Mooers has the most affordable homes ($176k median).
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 | Champion | Java | Mooers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,530Highest |
2,049Lowest |
3,439 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±3Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
47.7±5.4Highest 20% above NY |
| Mooers and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champion and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±6.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Mooers and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.2% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$13kLowest 34% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$61,361±$17k 29% below NY |
| Java and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,900±$16k 53% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$176,400±$25kLowest 58% below NY |
| Java and Champion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,054±$255Highest 35% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$840±$21Lowest 48% below NY |
| Champion and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,247 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,807Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers and Champion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
24 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Mooers and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #309 of 484 in NY | — | #38 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.