Compare towns
Hume vs Java vs Chateaugay vs Madrid
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).
Chateaugay has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Madrid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
2,049 |
1,984 |
1,767Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-19.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.5%Highest 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 |
36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
| 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% |
32.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Madrid 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% |
16.9%±1.9 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hume and Java 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 |
$64,083±$7kLowest 25% 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±$36kLowest 74% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$139,200±$32k 67% below NY |
$122,100±$15k 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78 50% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$723±$94Lowest 55% below NY |
$823±$65 49% below NY |
| Java and Madrid 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 |
$2,993 55% 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%±39.1 NY: 52.1% |
44.2%±36.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Madrid and Chateaugay 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% NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87% 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 |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8Lowest |
10.5Highest |
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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.