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Altona vs Java vs Marathon
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 most people working from home (9%).
Marathon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Altona | Java | Marathon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,490Highest |
2,049 |
2,042Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±5 about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
36.4±5.7Lowest 9% below NY |
| Java and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
26%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Marathon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 6.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.2%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Marathon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,367±$3kLowest 40% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$64,438±$7k 25% below NY |
| Java and Marathon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,400±$26k 64% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$136,100±$15kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $997±$182Highest 38% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$782±$61Lowest 52% below NY |
| Altona and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,687Lowest 74% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,373 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.5%±68.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.4%±21.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Altona and Marathon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Marathon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.