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Tupper Lake 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
Tupper Lake has the most affordable homes ($151k median).
Barrington has the most expensive homes ($256k 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 | Tupper Lake | Barrington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,104Highest |
1,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
44.8±3.4Lowest 13% above NY |
| Tupper Lake and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tupper Lake and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tupper Lake and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,433±$11kLowest 24% below NY |
$90,938±$16kHighest 6% above NY |
| Barrington and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,300±$29kLowest 64% below NY |
$255,800±$32kHighest 40% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $793±$119Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
| Barrington and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,670Highest 44% below NY |
$3,463Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
10.3%±84.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Tupper Lake and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
19 minHighest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Barrington and Tupper Lake 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 | #459 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NYS OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.