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Chateaugay vs Java vs Berlin
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 affordable homes ($139k median).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Berlin has the most people working from home (12.9%).
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 | Java | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984 |
2,049Highest |
1,960Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.3 4% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
41.3±5.3Lowest 4% 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% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Chateaugay and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Berlin and Java 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$80,313±$25kLowest 7% below 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±$32kLowest 67% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$214,600±$22k 49% below NY |
| Java and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,160±$309Highest 28% below NY |
| Berlin and Java 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 |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,518 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
19.7%±17.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Chateaugay and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Berlin and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | — | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Highest |
— | 8.0Lowest |
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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.