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Beekmantown vs Java vs Isle La Motte
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beekmantown has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Isle La Motte has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Beekmantown | Java | Isle La Motte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,439Highest |
2,049 |
577Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.9±4.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.2±5.5 14% above U.S. |
47.8±12.9Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Isle La Motte and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
18%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Beekmantown and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Beekmantown and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,162±$11k 8% above U.S. |
$95,129±$24kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$82,500±$17kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Java and Beekmantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,700±$33kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$223,900±$30k 33% below U.S. |
$269,300±$40kHighest 19% below U.S. |
| Isle La Motte and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$168 33% below U.S. |
$863±$419Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$1,391±$221Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,885Highest 25% above U.S. |
$3,775 21% above U.S. |
$2,980Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.5%±16.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±92.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Isle La Motte and Beekmantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #287 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | BEEKMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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U.S. 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.