Compare towns
Centerville vs Java vs Brutus vs Red 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Brutus has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Red Creek has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
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 | Brutus | Red Creek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 700 |
2,049 |
4,269Highest |
699Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.6±3.5 10% above NY |
27.3±3.4 31% below NY |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±8.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Centerville and Red Creek 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%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
8.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
9.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$77,031±$10k 10% below NY |
$69,167±$51kLowest 20% below NY |
| Java and Centerville 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 |
$154,900±$14k 63% below NY |
$130,900±$26k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$775±$218 52% below NY |
| Brutus and Java 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 |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$2,883Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±60.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Brutus and Red 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%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.2% NY: 14% |
20.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.7Lowest 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 | — | — | #313 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
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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.