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Candor 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
Candor has the most affordable homes ($135k median).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Candor | Java |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,051Highest |
2,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±3.3Highest 24% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
| Candor and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Candor and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Candor and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,036±$4kLowest 43% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,100±$49kLowest 68% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $837±$95Lowest 48% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
| Java and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355Highest 34% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Candor and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Candor 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 | #453 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CANDOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.