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Java vs Binghamton vs Sardinia vs Arcade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Binghamton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).
Arcade has the oldest population (median age 46).
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 | Java | Binghamton | Sardinia | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
47,151Highest |
2,703 |
4,210 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
35.9±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
16.9%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
18%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±2Highest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$45,578±$3kLowest 47% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$62,011±$8k 28% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$124,800±$7kLowest 71% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$163,900±$15k 61% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$870±$38Highest 46% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Binghamton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$3,622 45% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$4,172Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Binghamton and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
32.6%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
11.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
44%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
73.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±2 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Binghamton 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 | — | #426 of 484 in NY | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.