Compare towns
Day vs Wright vs Tompkins vs Hadley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Day has the oldest population (median age 61.4).
Wright has the highest household income ($86k).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Hadley has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Wright | Tompkins | Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 843Lowest |
1,739 |
1,187 |
2,074Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
51.4±4.7Lowest 29% above NY |
57.6±5.8 45% above NY |
54.1±3 36% above NY |
| 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 NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| 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% NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tompkins and Day 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 33% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$61,103±$27k 29% below NY |
$73,750±$32k 14% below NY |
| Wright and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49k 47% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
$194,200±$30k 54% below NY |
| Wright and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$900±$293 44% below NY |
| Wright and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 58% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$2,487 62% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17 NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 16% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
31 minLowest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3 NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Tompkins 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.