Compare towns
Angola vs Java vs Middlesex vs Ira
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 renters (14% rent).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Ira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Angola | Java | Middlesex | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,411Highest |
2,049 |
1,407Lowest |
2,019 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±3.3 13% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
42.8±3.1Lowest 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.2 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%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Java 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% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1% NY: 40.2% |
19%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Angola and Ira 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 |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$75,750±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
$97,019±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
| Ira and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,600±$10k 61% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$208,100±$62k 51% below NY |
$158,800±$16kLowest 63% below NY |
| Java and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $841±$78Lowest 48% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
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| Middlesex and Java 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 |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,459Lowest 47% below NY |
$3,594 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±30.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±35.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Middlesex and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
4.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.1% NY: 54.3% |
88.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 7% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±7.5 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | CATO-MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.