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Arcade vs Java vs Tyrone

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 (26.4% rent).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).

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.

MeasureArcadeJavaTyrone
People
Population
4,210Highest
2,049
1,755Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
NY: +4.2%
-4.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+2.5%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
46±3.7Highest
16% above NY
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
37±10.2Lowest
7% below NY
Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.3%±3.2Lowest
NY: 20.5%
20.7%±4.7
NY: 20.5%
25.5%±4.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
Tyrone and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.5%±3.8
NY: 17.9%
19.5%±3.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
21.8%±1.3Highest
NY: 17.9%
Tyrone and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.6%
NY: 40.2%
24.6%Highest
NY: 40.2%
21.6%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±3.1Highest
NY: 7%
3%±2.4
NY: 7%
2.5%±2Lowest
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
$62,011±$8kLowest
28% below NY
$95,129±$24kHighest
11% above NY
$72,083±$17k
16% below NY
Java and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$163,900±$15kLowest
61% below NY
$223,900±$30kHighest
47% below NY
$170,400±$21k
60% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$813±$152Lowest
50% below NY
$863±$419
47% below NY
$1,104±$594Highest
32% below NY
Tyrone and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,172Highest
37% below NY
$3,775
43% below NY
$2,870Lowest
56% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.4%±13.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
30.8%±30.3
NY: 52.1%
Arcade and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
NY: 14%
3.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
21.2%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.6%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
84.6%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
18 yrs newer than NY
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1970
11 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
10% below NY
27 min
17% below NY
24 minLowest
27% below NY
Work from home
6.1%±3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
12.9%±6Highest
NY: 14.9%
Tyrone and Java 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 — —
School district YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
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.