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Java vs Middleburgh vs Tompkins vs Wethersfield
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Middleburgh has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k 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 | Middleburgh | Tompkins | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,220 |
1,187 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
57±7.1 43% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Tompkins and Middleburgh 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% |
9.7%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield 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% |
32.3%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.9% NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Wethersfield 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 |
$46,912±$5kLowest 45% below NY |
$61,103±$27k 29% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$193,500±$39k 54% below NY |
$185,700±$23k 56% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Java and Middleburgh 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 |
$981±$142Highest 39% below NY |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Wethersfield 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 |
$4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Wethersfield 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% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins and Middleburgh 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 | — | #334 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.