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Freedom vs Java vs Farmersville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most renters (11.1% rent).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Farmersville has the most kids (36.7% under 18).
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 | Freedom | Java | Farmersville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
2,049 |
1,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7 9% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
38±12.5Lowest 5% below NY |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
36.7%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±7.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Farmersville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest 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 | $73,646±$24k 14% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$48,295±$8kLowest 44% 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 | $176,900±$19k 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$115,800±$10kLowest 73% 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 | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,283±$298Highest 21% below NY |
| Farmersville and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443 48% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,635Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.3%±76.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Farmersville and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
40.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±5.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Freedom 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.