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Brutus vs Java vs Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brutus has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Brutus | Java | Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,269Highest |
2,049 |
1,971Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±3.5Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
| Providence and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Providence and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$92,574±$16k 8% above NY |
| Java and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$14kLowest 63% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
| Providence and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,114±$122 31% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
| Providence and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,275Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±25.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Brutus and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
94.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Brutus 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 | #313 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.