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Java vs Bainbridge vs Gaines vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Bainbridge has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Java | Bainbridge | Gaines | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,017 |
3,216Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
45.5±4.4 14% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gaines and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,391±$8k 30% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above 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 | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$150,500±$32k 64% below NY |
$125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% 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 | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$922±$72 43% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,712 44% below NY |
$3,157 52% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Bainbridge and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.2% NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines and Seneca 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 | — | #332 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.