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Brutus vs Java vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,269 |
2,049Lowest |
55,078Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±3.5 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
41.4±1.2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Java 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% |
33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Union 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±$10k 10% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$14k 63% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$936±$37 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,200 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Union and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #313 of 484 in NY | — | #199 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.