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Constable vs Java vs Seneca vs Albion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Constable has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Albion has the most renters (12.6% rent).
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 | Constable | Java | Seneca | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,501Lowest |
2,049 |
2,622Highest |
1,899 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
41.2±4.5 4% above NY |
| Seneca and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.8% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
0.7%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $62,169±$6k 28% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$60,313±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$121,200±$21k 71% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$990±$84 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,177Lowest 67% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,581 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±34.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
30%±30.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Constable and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
9.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
87.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
27 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.3%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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.