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Wright vs Tompkins vs Brant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Brant has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Wright | Tompkins | Brant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739 |
1,187Lowest |
2,224Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
49.7±2.5Lowest 25% above NY |
| Tompkins and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tompkins and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$61,103±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
$89,531±$24kHighest 4% above NY |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
$201,100±$22k 53% below NY |
| Wright and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79 41% below NY |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,528 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins and Brant 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.