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Arcade vs Java vs Warrensburg
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Warrensburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Java | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,210Highest |
2,049Lowest |
3,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±3.7 16% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Arcade 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%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Warrensburg 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% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest 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±$8k 28% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$911±$50Highest 44% below NY |
| Warrensburg 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 |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Arcade 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% |
14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg 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 | — | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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| 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.