Compare towns
Bellmont vs Constable vs Fine vs Java
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellmont has the most renters (15.8% rent).
Constable has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Fine has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
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 | Bellmont | Constable | Fine | Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,167Lowest |
1,501 |
1,284 |
2,049Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5% NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
-13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.6±2.7 37% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
56.3±4.1Highest 41% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
| Fine and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Fine and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23% NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
6.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $70,250±$11k 18% below NY |
$62,169±$6k 28% below NY |
$59,861±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$20k 70% below NY |
$119,200±$19k 72% below NY |
$86,600±$17kLowest 80% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,043±$106 36% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
| Bellmont and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,156 67% below NY |
$2,177 67% below NY |
$1,828Lowest 72% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±22.2 NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6 NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±56.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fine and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% NY: 14% |
15.6% NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
88.3% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 23% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±9.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Fine and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 5.4 |
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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.