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Williamson vs Tompkins
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williamson has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Williamson | Tompkins |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,823Highest |
1,187Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Williamson and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
$61,103±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Williamson and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$18kHighest 55% below NY |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
| Williamson and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $659±$304Highest 59% below NY |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
| Williamson and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,172Highest 21% below NY |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.1%±12.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Williamson and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
| Work from home | 16.2%±6.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins and Williamson 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 | #221 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.3 |
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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.