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Day vs Calais vs Tompkins
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Day has the oldest population (median age 61.4).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Tompkins has the most affordable homes ($186k 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 | Day | Calais | Tompkins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,187 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 58% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
57.6±5.8 48% above U.S. |
| Day and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.8%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Day and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$61,103±$27k 24% below U.S. |
| Calais and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49k 33% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$185,700±$23kLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$483±$80Lowest 66% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 11% below U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,487Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Day and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 43% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
70 minHighest 166% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.5%±13.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Tompkins and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.