Compare towns
Java vs Chazy vs Arcade vs Barrington
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 most homeowners (95.2%).
Chazy has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Arcade has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Barrington has the most kids (27.3% 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 | Java | Chazy | Arcade | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,071 |
4,210Highest |
1,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.9±4.6Lowest 10% above NY |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
44.8±3.4 13% above NY |
| Arcade and Barrington 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% |
19.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barrington 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% |
18.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Barrington and Arcade 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% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.6% NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6 NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
$90,938±$16k 6% above NY |
| Chazy and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$187,400±$20k 56% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
$255,800±$32kHighest 40% below NY |
| Barrington and Java 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 |
$1,096±$266 32% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
| Barrington and Chazy 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 |
$3,379Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,172Highest 37% below NY |
$3,463 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
10.3%±84.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Chazy 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% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.9% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Barrington 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 | — | #102 of 484 in NY | #260 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.