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Amboy vs Java vs Berkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amboy has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Berkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Amboy | Java | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,286 |
2,049Highest |
1,263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±10.2 about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
39±3.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Java and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Berkshire and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,234±$17kLowest 24% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$74,881±$18k 13% below NY |
| Java and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$141,900±$20k 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$65 42% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,368±$126Highest 16% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,243Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,573 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.2%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Amboy and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 4% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Berkshire 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.