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Hume vs Java vs Centerville vs Caneadea
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hume has the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Caneadea has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Caneadea is a college town. 39.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Hume | Java | Centerville | Caneadea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,055 |
2,049 |
700Lowest |
2,316Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5 about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
26.2±7.8 34% below NY |
22.7±0.8Lowest 43% below NY |
| Java and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.2%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Hume and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
39.7%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$82,563±$12k 4% below NY |
| Java and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,600±$36kLowest 74% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$119,800±$49k 72% below NY |
$156,600±$10k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$991±$180Highest 39% below NY |
| Caneadea and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,206 51% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,677 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
17.8%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Centerville and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
16.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Caneadea and Centerville 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.