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Chateaugay vs Java vs Shortsville
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 kids (24.8% under 18).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Shortsville has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Shortsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984 |
2,049Highest |
1,713Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.3Lowest 4% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
42.8±6.2 8% above NY |
| Java and Shortsville 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%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±6.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chateaugay and Java 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% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest 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% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Shortsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,219±$17kLowest about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$91,058±$16k 6% above NY |
| Java and Shortsville 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 |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$134,600±$30kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$909±$91Highest 44% below NY |
| Shortsville 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 |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,303Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
9.3%±24.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Chateaugay and Shortsville 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%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±14.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Shortsville 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 | — | — |
| 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.