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Java vs Tompkins vs Barrington vs Sheldon
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).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Barrington has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
Sheldon has the most renters (18.4% rent).
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 | Tompkins | Barrington | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,187Lowest |
1,794 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
44.8±3.4 13% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Tompkins and Sheldon 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% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9 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%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Tompkins and Sheldon 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% |
18.8% NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Tompkins and Sheldon 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 |
$61,103±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
$90,938±$16k 6% above NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Java and Barrington 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 |
$185,700±$23k 56% below NY |
$255,800±$32kHighest 40% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% 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 |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
| Barrington 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 |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,463 47% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
10.3%±84.7 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Barrington 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% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
5.9% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.1% NY: 54.3% |
93.2% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.