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Delaware vs Java vs Nelson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Java has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Nelson has the most renters (13.7% rent).
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 | Delaware | Java | Nelson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,261Highest |
2,049 |
1,765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.2±6.2 19% above NY |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±8 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±3.4 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$82,063±$18kLowest 5% below NY |
| Delaware and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,300±$17k 46% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$230,000±$18kHighest 46% below NY |
| Nelson and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$773±$328Lowest 52% below NY |
| Java and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$3,990 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
22.2%±40.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Delaware and Nelson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Nelson 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.