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Tompkins vs Masonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tompkins has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Masonville has the most kids (24.3% 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 | Tompkins | Masonville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,187Highest |
1,143Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
44.9±12.6Lowest 13% above NY |
| Tompkins and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tompkins and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tompkins and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,103±$27kHighest 29% below NY |
$58,750±$9kLowest 32% below NY |
| Tompkins and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$23kHighest 56% below NY |
$155,300±$27kLowest 63% below NY |
| Tompkins and Masonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$917±$231Highest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,696Highest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
12.5%±33.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Masonville and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 70 minHighest 115% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.