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Java vs Mooers vs Champion vs Sardinia
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).
Mooers has the most affordable homes ($176k median).
Champion has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
Sardinia has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Mooers | Champion | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,439 |
4,530Highest |
2,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
+1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
47.7±5.4Highest 20% above NY |
40±3Lowest about the NY average |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
| Mooers 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% |
17.2%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia 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% |
20.4%±6.8 NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Mooers 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% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.2% NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Sardinia 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 |
$61,361±$17k 29% below NY |
$56,875±$13kLowest 34% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| 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 |
$176,400±$25kLowest 58% below NY |
$198,900±$16k 53% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% 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 |
$840±$21Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,054±$255Highest 35% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
| Champion and Java 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 |
$2,807 57% below NY |
$3,247 51% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers 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% |
10% NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.5% NY: 54.3% |
53.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 min 25% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Mooers 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 | — | #38 of 484 in NY | #309 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.