Compare towns
Greenville vs Java vs Windham vs Alexandria
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Alexandria has the most affordable homes ($173k 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 | Greenville | Java | Windham | Alexandria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,761Highest |
2,049 |
1,432Lowest |
3,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±2.9 24% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
49.5±6.8 24% above NY |
| Windham and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
28.4%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$20k 5% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$85,020±$20k about the NY average |
| Java and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,900±$38k 43% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$172,500±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
| Windham and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $951±$170Highest 41% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$730±$174Lowest 55% below NY |
| Greenville and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,005Highest 24% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$2,883Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±26.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±10.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
3.7% NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 17% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.8%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Greenville 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 | #179 of 484 in NY | — | — | #303 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — | ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | — | — | ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | — | 9.5Highest |
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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.