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Auburn vs Java vs Knox vs Batavia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Knox has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Batavia has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Auburn | Java | Knox | Batavia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 26,285Highest |
2,049Lowest |
2,559 |
15,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
49.8±6.7Highest 25% above NY |
42.9±2.1 8% above NY |
| Knox and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1 NY: 7% |
| Knox and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$124,083±$14kHighest 44% above NY |
$59,446±$6k 31% below NY |
| Knox and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$9k 64% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$299,800±$37kHighest 29% below NY |
$148,900±$7kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$50 45% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,125±$44Highest 31% below NY |
$925±$35 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,998 39% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,451Highest 32% below NY |
$3,326Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.8%±34 NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±7.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Auburn and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.8% NY: 54.3% |
52.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 12 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 min 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
17.5%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Knox 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 | #374 of 484 in NY | — | — | #254 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — | BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | — | — | BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | — | 11.1Lowest |
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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.