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Chateaugay vs Constable 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
Chateaugay has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Constable has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Chateaugay | Constable | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984 |
1,501Lowest |
2,049Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.3 4% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
| Java and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chateaugay and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Java and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,219±$17k about the NY average |
$62,169±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,200±$32k 67% below NY |
$119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$759±$172 53% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
| Java and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,980Lowest 70% below NY |
$2,177 67% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chateaugay and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NY: 14% |
15.6% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.