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Cayuta 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
Cayuta has the most affordable homes ($139k median).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
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 | Cayuta | Java |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 528Lowest |
2,049Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.9±6.1Lowest 12% below NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
| Java and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±7.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Cayuta and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Java and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,714±$18kLowest about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,600±$33kLowest 67% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$70Highest 14% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,190Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±49.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cayuta and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 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 | 4.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.