Compare towns
Centerville vs Java vs Arcade vs French Creek
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Centerville has the most affordable homes ($120k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
French Creek has the most kids (37.5% under 18).
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 | Centerville | Java | Arcade | French Creek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 700Lowest |
2,049Highest |
1,915 |
976 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
29.7±8.4 25% below NY |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| French Creek and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5% NY: 40.2% |
13.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$85,577±$21k about the NY average |
| Java and French Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$172,300±$19k 59% below NY |
$161,700±$22k 62% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$805±$176 50% below NY |
$753±$47 54% below NY |
| Java and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981 55% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,938Highest 40% below NY |
$2,207Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.7%±53.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and French Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7% NY: 14% |
17.7% NY: 14% |
2.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1986 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville 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 | — | — | #260 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.