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Java vs Utica 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 highest household income ($95k).
Utica has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Barrington has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Utica | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
64,217Highest |
1,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
35.2±1Lowest 12% below NY |
44.8±3.4Highest 13% above NY |
| Barrington 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% |
25.4%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barrington and Utica 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% |
15.2%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Barrington 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% NY: 40.2% |
22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
7.4%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$52,484±$3kLowest 39% below NY |
$90,938±$16k 6% above 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 |
$151,300±$6kLowest 64% 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±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$951±$24 41% below NY |
$1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
| Barrington and Utica 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 |
$3,246Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,463 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.6%±5Highest NY: 52.1% |
10.3%±84.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Utica 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% |
27.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
49.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1940Lowest 19 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
20 min 40% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Barrington and Java 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 | — | #383 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 16.6 |
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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.