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Chateaugay vs Java vs Yates vs Bellmont
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).
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Bellmont has the oldest population (median age 54.6).
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 | Yates | Bellmont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,984 |
2,049 |
2,429Highest |
1,167Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±5.3 4% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40.9±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
54.6±2.7Highest 37% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chateaugay and Yates 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,337±$17k about the NY average |
$70,250±$11kLowest 18% below NY |
| Java and Yates 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 |
$141,000±$22k 67% below NY |
$127,600±$20kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$854±$120 47% below NY |
$1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
| Bellmont 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 |
$2,875 56% below NY |
$2,156 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±39.1 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.6%±22.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
11.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
84.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | — | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.