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Java vs Brutus vs Union vs Wethersfield
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).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k 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 | Brutus | Union | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,269 |
55,078Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.6±3.5 10% above NY |
41.4±1.2Lowest 4% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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% |
17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java 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%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Union 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% NY: 40.2% |
33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Union and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$77,031±$10k 10% below NY |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$149,900±$5k 65% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$936±$37 42% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$4,200 36% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Union 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% NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2% NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #313 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.