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Java vs Brasher vs Altona
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 people working from home (9%).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Altona has the youngest population (median age 40).
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 | Brasher | Altona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,592Highest |
2,490 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46.6±9Highest 17% above NY |
40±5Lowest about the NY average |
| Brasher and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±6.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.6%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Brasher and Java 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% |
10.6% NY: 40.2% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
0.2%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Brasher 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 |
$53,911±$14k 37% below NY |
$51,367±$3kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$124,300±$24kLowest 71% below NY |
$151,400±$26k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$730±$195Lowest 55% below NY |
$997±$182Highest 38% below NY |
| Altona and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,500 62% below NY |
$1,687Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
69.5%±68.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Altona 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% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
19.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
2.3%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #300 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.