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Cato vs Java vs Oppenheim
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cato has the most people working from home (11.2%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Oppenheim has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
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 | Cato | Java | Oppenheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,542Highest |
2,049 |
1,796Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±4Highest 22% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.7±7 17% above NY |
| Cato and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Oppenheim and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.5%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Oppenheim and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cato and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,760±$11k 7% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$69,148±$13kLowest 20% below NY |
| Java and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$6k 60% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$112,700±$7kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$425Highest 42% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$864±$62 47% below NY |
| Cato and Oppenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,012 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±23.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±37.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oppenheim and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cato and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST. JOHNSVILLE CSD |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.