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Hume vs Java vs Davenport
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).
Davenport has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Davenport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055 |
2,049Lowest |
2,946Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.5±9 about the NY average |
| Java and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hume and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.3%±8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Davenport and Hume 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±2 NY: 7% |
| Hume and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$79,539±$20k 7% below NY |
| Java and Davenport 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 |
$165,700±$14k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,195±$169Highest 26% below NY |
| Davenport 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 |
$3,120Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.9%±36.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Davenport and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±9.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Davenport and Java 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 | — | — | #438 of 484 in NY |
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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.