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Arcade vs Berkshire 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
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Berkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Java has the most people working from home (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 | Arcade | Berkshire | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,915 |
1,263Lowest |
2,049Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
39±3.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Berkshire and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5% NY: 40.2% |
12.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$74,881±$18k 13% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above 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 | $172,300±$19k 59% below NY |
$141,900±$20kLowest 67% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $805±$176Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,368±$126Highest 16% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
| Berkshire and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 40% below NY |
$3,573Lowest 46% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.7%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.2%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.