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Hume vs Java vs Wethersfield
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).
Wethersfield has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
2,049 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Hume and Wethersfield 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% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest 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% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Hume and Wethersfield 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±$24k 11% above NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Hume 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.