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Angola vs Freedom vs Java

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Angola has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Freedom has the youngest population (median age 43.2).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k 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.

MeasureAngolaFreedomJava
People
Population
2,411
2,483Highest
2,049Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.8%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-4.1%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
45.1±3.3Highest
13% above NY
43.2±7Lowest
9% above NY
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
Angola and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.5%±5.2
NY: 20.5%
18.6%±4.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
20.7%±4.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
Java and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.5%±1.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
16.6%±2.9
NY: 17.9%
19.5%±3.6Highest
NY: 17.9%
Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21%
NY: 40.2%
15.5%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
24.6%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.5%±3.7Highest
NY: 7%
3.9%±2.8
NY: 7%
3%±2.4Lowest
NY: 7%
Angola and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,108±$6k
6% below NY
$73,646±$24kLowest
14% below NY
$95,129±$24kHighest
11% above NY
Java and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$165,600±$10kLowest
61% below NY
$176,900±$19k
58% below NY
$223,900±$30kHighest
47% below NY
Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$841±$78
48% below NY
$519±$219Lowest
68% below NY
$863±$419Highest
47% below NY
Java and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,234Highest
20% below NY
$3,443Lowest
48% below NY
$3,775
43% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.9%±30.2Highest
NY: 52.1%
10.1%±32.5
NY: 52.1%
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Angola and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.5%
NY: 14%
7%Highest
NY: 14%
3.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
88.9%
NY: 54.3%
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954Lowest
5 yrs older than NY
1982Highest
23 yrs newer than NY
1956
3 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
7% below NY
28 min
15% below NY
27 minLowest
17% below NY
Work from home
10.9%±7.5Highest
NY: 14.9%
6.9%±2.9Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
Angola and Java 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.