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Eagle vs Java vs Savannah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Savannah has the most affordable homes ($102k median).
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 | Eagle | Java | Savannah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,231Lowest |
2,049Highest |
1,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
39.2±8.5 about the NY average |
| Java and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Savannah and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
20%±0.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Savannah and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Java and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$62,604±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Java and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$101,900±$22kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$950±$409Highest 41% below NY |
| Savannah and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753 58% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,208Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.6%±17.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Java 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.