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Java vs Brutus vs Pike
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).
Brutus has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
Pike has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Brutus | Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,269Highest |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.6±3.5Lowest 10% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Pike 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% |
17.7%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Brutus 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% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pike 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% NY: 40.2% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$77,031±$10k 10% below NY |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
| Java and Brutus 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 |
$154,900±$14k 63% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
| Brutus 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 |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$2,947Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Brutus 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% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Brutus 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 | — | #313 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
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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.