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Gaines vs Java vs Stuyvesant
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).
Stuyvesant has the oldest population (median age 51.7).
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 | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,216Highest |
2,049 |
2,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.4 14% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.7±6.1Highest 30% above NY |
| Stuyvesant 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%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Gaines 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% |
20.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$66,000±$15k 23% below NY |
| Java and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$224,400±$58kHighest 47% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $922±$72 43% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Gaines 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 |
$3,720 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.4%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines 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.