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Dansville vs Java vs Tupper Lake
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 affordable homes ($119k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Tupper Lake has the shortest commute (15 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 | Dansville | Java | Tupper Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,653 |
2,049Lowest |
5,104Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±3.7 14% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.7±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
| Tupper Lake and Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Tupper Lake 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% |
25.5%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Tupper Lake 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,329±$7kLowest 33% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$65,433±$11k 24% below NY |
| Java and Tupper Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,600±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$151,300±$29k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $906±$168Highest 44% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$793±$119Lowest 51% below NY |
| Dansville and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,529Lowest 46% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,670 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69%±16.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±9.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
15 minLowest 55% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Dansville 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 | — | — | #459 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | NYS OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.