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Freedom vs Java vs Kendall vs Croghan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Kendall has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Croghan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Freedom | Java | Kendall | Croghan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,483 |
2,049Lowest |
2,591 |
3,209Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7 9% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.1±6.6Lowest about the NY average |
41.3±6.7 4% above NY |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Kendall and Croghan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
16.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Freedom and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,646±$24k 14% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,734±$14k about the NY average |
$72,220±$6kLowest 16% below NY |
| Java and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,900±$19kLowest 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$191,200±$28k 55% below NY |
$191,300±$16k 55% below NY |
| Java and Croghan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$850±$314 48% below NY |
$897±$202Highest 45% below NY |
| Croghan and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443 48% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,328Highest 34% below NY |
$2,780Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±36.6 NY: 52.1% |
66.9%±67.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Croghan and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
85.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.2%±2.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Freedom 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 | — | — | #46 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.