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Colesville vs Java vs Coventry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colesville has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).

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.

MeasureColesvilleJavaCoventry
People
Population
4,797Highest
2,049
1,392Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7%
NY: +4.2%
-4.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-8.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
37.2±6.3Lowest
7% below NY
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
52.1±4.1Highest
31% above NY
Coventry and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
29.1%±6.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
20.7%±4.7
NY: 20.5%
18%±3.6Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Colesville and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
19.5%±3.6
NY: 17.9%
23.9%±3.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
Coventry and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
9.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
24.6%Highest
NY: 40.2%
10.2%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.8
NY: 7%
3%±2.4Highest
NY: 7%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
NY: 7%
Java and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$61,317±$14kLowest
29% below NY
$95,129±$24kHighest
11% above NY
$63,281±$12k
26% below NY
Java and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$134,800±$18k
68% below NY
$223,900±$30kHighest
47% below NY
$132,700±$25kLowest
69% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,312±$790Highest
19% below NY
$863±$419Lowest
47% below NY
$1,027±$219
37% below NY
Colesville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,638Lowest
60% below NY
$3,775Highest
43% below NY
$2,833
57% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
81.7%±96.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
23.9%±32.3
NY: 52.1%
Colesville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.3%Highest
NY: 14%
3.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
15%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%
NY: 54.3%
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
83%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
12 yrs newer than NY
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1982Highest
23 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
32% below NY
27 min
17% below NY
28 minHighest
15% below NY
Work from home
3%±3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9%±4.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
7.1%±3.3
NY: 14.9%
Java and Coventry 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 #442 of 484 in NY — —
School district HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — —
High school in town HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR 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.