Compare towns
Colden vs Java vs Galway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colden has the most people working from home (15%).
Java has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Galway has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Colden | Java | Galway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,145 |
2,049Lowest |
3,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±10.4 24% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.4±5.5Highest 24% above NY |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.3 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,935±$15k 14% above NY |
$95,129±$24kLowest 11% above NY |
$110,149±$25kHighest 28% above NY |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$42k 29% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$365,100±$34kHighest 14% below NY |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $943±$142 42% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,526±$340Highest 6% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,752Highest 28% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,476 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.9%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Colden and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 19% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Colden and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #346 of 484 in NY | — | #242 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.