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Hume vs Java vs Seneca vs Kiantone
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).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Seneca | Kiantone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,055 |
2,049 |
2,622Highest |
1,865Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5 about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Java 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% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kiantone and Hume 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca 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% NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.9%±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±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$81,000±$17k 6% below NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$163,800±$14k 61% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$950±$666 41% below NY |
| Seneca and Kiantone 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 |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,461 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone 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% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
86.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Java 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.