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Java vs Burke 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).
Burke has the most kids (28.9% under 18).
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 | Burke | Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,284 |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
39.3±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
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%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
28.9%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Burke 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% |
13.1%±1.8Lowest 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$63,750±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
$71,250±$11k 17% below NY |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$122,700±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$129,100±$18k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$866±$31Highest 47% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
| Burke 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 |
$2,199Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,947 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.2%±35.8 NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Burke 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% |
18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.