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Java vs Benton vs Greenville
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Benton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Greenville has the oldest population (median age 49.3).
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 | Benton | Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,948 |
3,761Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40.6±8.4Lowest about the NY average |
49.3±2.9Highest 24% above NY |
| Greenville and Java 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% |
30.1%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Benton 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% |
24.8%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Benton and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.9% NY: 40.2% |
29.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Greenville 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 |
$74,767±$13kLowest 13% below NY |
$81,406±$20k 5% below NY |
| Java and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$258,600±$51kHighest 39% below NY |
$240,900±$38k 43% below NY |
| Benton and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,541±$628Highest 5% below NY |
$951±$170 41% below NY |
| Benton and Greenville 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 |
$3,391Lowest 48% below NY |
$5,005Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
14.5%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
55.1%±26.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NY: 14% |
19.4%Highest NY: 14% |
2.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Benton and Greenville 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 | — | — | #179 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.