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Java vs Boonville vs Rouses Point
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 highest household income ($95k).
Boonville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Rouses Point has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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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 | Boonville | Rouses Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,880Lowest |
2,414Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
42.8±6.1Lowest 8% above NY |
45.4±3.2Highest 14% above NY |
| Rouses Point and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±7.5 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rouses Point and Boonville 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% |
20.9%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Rouses Point and Boonville 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% |
15.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Rouses Point 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 |
$51,316±$15k 40% below NY |
$46,250±$9kLowest 46% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$177,700±$43kLowest 58% below NY |
$197,400±$26k 53% below NY |
| Java and Rouses Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$589±$101Lowest 64% below NY |
$737±$107 55% below NY |
| Java and Rouses Point 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 |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$4,339Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±2 NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Rouses Point and Boonville 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% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
58.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Boonville and Rouses Point 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 | — | #204 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.