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Carlton vs Java vs West Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carlton has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
West Bloomfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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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 | Carlton | Java | West Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,808Highest |
2,049Lowest |
2,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+11.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.1±2.6 28% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
54±6.1Highest 36% above NY |
| West Bloomfield and Carlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.8%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and West Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
33.6%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Carlton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,678±$12k 5% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$61,399±$7kLowest 29% below NY |
| Java and Carlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,800±$13kLowest 63% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$170,500±$43k 60% below NY |
| Java and West Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $804±$243Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$815±$182 50% below NY |
| Java and West Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,646Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$5,173Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.7%±30.1 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±14.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| West Bloomfield and Carlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 10%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.5%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| West Bloomfield and Carlton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.