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Gaines vs Java vs Bainbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Bainbridge has the shortest commute (22 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 | Gaines | Java | Bainbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,216Highest |
2,049Lowest |
3,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.4 14% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gaines and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,391±$8k 30% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$150,500±$32k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
| Gaines and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,157Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,712 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.4%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bainbridge and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines 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 | — | — | #332 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.