Compare towns
Grove vs Java vs Lyons Falls vs Willet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grove has the most affordable homes ($109k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Lyons Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Grove | Java | Lyons Falls | Willet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 539Lowest |
2,049Highest |
569 |
768 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.8% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±7.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
42.5±15 7% above NY |
40.1±5.6 about the NY average |
| Java and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.6%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons Falls and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
31.5%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.5% NY: 40.2% |
15.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Grove and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $55,000±$11kLowest 36% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$59,000±$18k 31% below NY |
$74,042±$4k 14% below NY |
| Java and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $109,200±$12kLowest 74% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$119,400±$42k 72% below NY |
$120,400±$17k 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$58Highest 43% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$600±$137Lowest 63% below NY |
$878±$198 46% below NY |
| Grove and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,238 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,076Lowest 68% below NY |
$3,070 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±100 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±58.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
10%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Lyons Falls and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.2% NY: 14% |
10% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 6% above NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Willet 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.