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Bolton 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
Bolton has the most expensive homes ($327k median).
Java has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
Warrensburg has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Bolton | Java | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,034Lowest |
2,049 |
3,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6.5Highest 39% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
50.1±6 26% above NY |
| Bolton and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±5.2Lowest 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+ | 36.1%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Java and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,898±$20kHighest 20% above NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
| Bolton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $327,000±$105kHighest 23% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$167,400±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
| Bolton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $967±$173Highest 40% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
| Bolton and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,627 45% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±23.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 22% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±4.2Lowest 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 | — | — | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school 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.