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Cassadaga vs Java vs Pitcairn vs Greenwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cassadaga has the oldest housing (typical home built 1941).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Pitcairn has the most people working from home (12.6%).
Greenwood has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3%).
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 | Cassadaga | Java | Pitcairn | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 608Lowest |
2,049Highest |
833 |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.2 15% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.7±2.6Highest 17% above NY |
44.6±3.8 12% above NY |
| Pitcairn and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Pitcairn and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±6.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Greenwood and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8% NY: 40.2% |
21.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Greenwood and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$16k 14% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$56,389±$12kLowest 34% below NY |
$71,000±$8k 17% below NY |
| Java and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $121,900±$33k 71% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$111,600±$14kLowest 74% below NY |
$120,700±$21k 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $821±$69 49% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$713±$196Lowest 56% below NY |
$800±$106 51% below NY |
| Java and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,476 62% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,092Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,848 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.2%±62.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.7%±80.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Pitcairn and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
8.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.4% NY: 54.3% |
81.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 9% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
32 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±12.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Pitcairn and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | — | JASPER-TROUPSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 6.8 |
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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.