Compare towns
Hume vs Java vs Chateaugay vs Belfast
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Chateaugay has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Belfast has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Hume | Java | Chateaugay | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
2,049 |
1,984 |
1,797Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5 about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
41.5±5.3 4% above NY |
38.8±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Java and Chateaugay 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%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4 NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Belfast and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±1.6 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14k 20% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$84,219±$17k about the NY average |
$64,954±$8kLowest 24% below NY |
| Java and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,600±$36k 74% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$139,200±$32k 67% below NY |
$95,600±$7kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78 50% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$723±$94 55% below NY |
$568±$58Lowest 65% below NY |
| Java and Hume 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 |
$1,980Lowest 70% below NY |
$2,839 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
33%±25.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Chateaugay and Belfast 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% |
17%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Belfast and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.