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Ashford vs Java vs Yorkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashford has the oldest population (median age 52.3).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Yorkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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 | Ashford | Java | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,834Lowest |
2,049 |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.3±6.9Highest 31% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.5±7.3 12% above NY |
| Ashford and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Yorkshire and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Yorkshire and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.1% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,558±$11k 10% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
| Java and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,600±$43k 54% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
| Java and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $654±$132Lowest 60% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$819±$113 49% below NY |
| Java and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,079Highest 38% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,080Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.4%±79.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yorkshire and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 7% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Ashford 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 | — | — | #111 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.