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Clarendon vs Eagle 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
Clarendon has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
Eagle has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
Java has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
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 | Clarendon | Eagle | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,322Highest |
1,231Lowest |
2,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.5±2.6Highest 27% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
| Clarendon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Java and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,604±$28kLowest 33% below NY |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,700±$20k 58% below NY |
$148,900±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Java and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,020±$358Highest 37% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
| Clarendon and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,062Highest 23% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±37.5 NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.