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Dansville vs Java vs North Dansville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dansville has the most renters (28% rent).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
North Dansville has the most people working from home (9.8%).
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 | Dansville | Java | North Dansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,653 |
2,049Lowest |
5,242Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±3.7 14% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.2±4.7Highest 21% above NY |
| North Dansville and Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| North Dansville and Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Java and North Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,329±$7k 33% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$57,265±$6kLowest 33% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,600±$10k 72% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$116,500±$9kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $906±$168Highest 44% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$875±$173 46% below NY |
| Dansville and North Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,529 46% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,443Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±16.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.8%±16.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Dansville and North Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.9%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| North Dansville and Java 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 | — | — | #354 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.