Compare towns
Coventry vs Java vs Burlington vs Fowler
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($133k median).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Burlington has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Fowler has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Coventry | Java | Burlington | Fowler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,392 |
2,049Highest |
1,050Lowest |
1,869 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-8.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
50.3±7 26% above NY |
50.8±3.6 28% above NY |
| Coventry and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fowler and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.9% NY: 40.2% |
18.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$66,196±$12k 23% below NY |
$49,875±$8kLowest 42% below NY |
| Java and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$155,700±$53k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,025±$774 37% below NY |
$1,017±$149 37% below NY |
| Coventry and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833 57% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,007 54% below NY |
$1,668Lowest 75% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
86.4%±86.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±17.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Burlington and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.5% NY: 54.3% |
80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Burlington 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.