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Java vs Champion vs Barre
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).
Champion has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($136k 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 | Java | Champion | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,530Highest |
1,910Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40±3Lowest about the NY average |
45.2±6.7Highest 14% above NY |
| Barre and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Champion 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% |
17%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Barre and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.2% NY: 40.2% |
13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Champion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$56,875±$13kLowest 34% below NY |
$73,906±$14k 14% below NY |
| Java and Barre 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 |
$198,900±$16k 53% below NY |
$135,900±$28kLowest 68% 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 | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,054±$255 35% below NY |
$1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
| Barre and Champion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,247Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,466 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Champion 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% |
19% NY: 14% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Champion 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 | — |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8 |
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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.