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Coventry vs Java vs Guilford
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 oldest population (median age 52.1).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Guilford has the most affordable homes ($121k 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 | Coventry | Java | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
2,049 |
2,696Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46±9.7 16% above NY |
| Coventry and Guilford 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% |
16.2%±4.9Lowest 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%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4.9Lowest 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+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Java and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$73,681±$10k 14% below NY |
| Java and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$121,400±$26kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,285±$579Highest 21% below NY |
| Guilford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,911 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±31.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Coventry and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.6%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.