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Java vs Centerville vs Berkshire
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).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Centerville | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
700Lowest |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
39±3.2 about the NY average |
| Java and Berkshire 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% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Berkshire 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% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
12.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Berkshire 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 |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$74,881±$18kLowest 13% below NY |
| Java and Centerville 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 |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$141,900±$20k 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$1,368±$126Highest 16% below NY |
| Berkshire 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 |
$2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,573 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
24.2%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Berkshire and Centerville 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% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Java 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.