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Clinton 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
Clinton has the most affordable homes ($89k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
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 | Clinton | Java |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 574Lowest |
2,049Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±9.9Lowest 3% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
| Java and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±6.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clinton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Clinton and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 6.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Java and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,556±$8kLowest 41% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,200±$39kLowest 79% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $863±$419 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $933Lowest 86% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Java and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 10% above NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.