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Dunkirk vs Java vs Sheridan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dunkirk has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Sheridan has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Dunkirk | Java | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,169Lowest |
2,049 |
2,529Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 58.9±8.8Highest 48% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.2±8.7 19% above NY |
| Dunkirk and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,045±$18kLowest 22% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,083±$13k about the NY average |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,100±$40kLowest 61% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$192,900±$17k 54% below NY |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$553Highest 41% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$861±$64Lowest 47% below NY |
| Dunkirk and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,730Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±26.8 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheridan and Dunkirk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
93% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sheridan 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 | #465 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.