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Java vs Bennington vs Newport
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Bennington has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Newport has the most affordable homes ($193k median).
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 | Bennington | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
3,220Highest |
1,740Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.7±5.8 17% above NY |
49.6±6.9Highest 25% above NY |
| Newport and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
20%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Bennington 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% |
22.4%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
25.4%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newport and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Newport 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 |
$89,050±$10k 4% above NY |
$79,727±$12kLowest 7% below NY |
| Java and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$244,400±$24kHighest 42% below NY |
$193,300±$12kLowest 54% below NY |
| Bennington and Java 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 |
$942±$344Highest 42% below NY |
$768±$19Lowest 53% below NY |
| Bennington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$4,591Highest 30% below NY |
$3,151Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±29 NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±30.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Newport and Bennington 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% |
8% NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
83.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bennington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | WEST CANADA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WEST CANADA VALLEY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.