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Crown Point vs Darien vs Java vs Great Valley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the most renters (5.7% rent).
Darien has the oldest housing (typical home built 1948).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Great Valley has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Crown Point | Darien | Java | Great Valley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,984 |
2,988Highest |
2,049 |
1,629Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7 25% above NY |
50.5±8.8 27% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.1±10.1Highest 28% above NY |
| Great Valley and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±6.2 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.1%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Great Valley and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Great Valley and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25k 4% below NY |
$88,423±$15k about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$68,272±$7kLowest 21% below NY |
| Java and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21k 63% below NY |
$211,400±$21k 50% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$114,900±$13kLowest 73% below NY |
| Java and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
— | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$779±$190Lowest 52% below NY |
| Crown Point and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
$4,910Highest 25% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$2,433 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1 NY: 52.1% |
0%±48.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Great Valley and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% NY: 14% |
8.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2% NY: 54.3% |
97.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1988Highest 29 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 20% below NY |
24 min 25% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Darien are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | ELLICOTTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | — | ELLICOTTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.