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Java vs Central Square vs Starkey
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 highest household income ($95k).
Central Square has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Starkey has the most affordable homes ($146k 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 | Central Square | Starkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,163 |
3,381Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.3±8 9% above NY |
41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
| Java and Central Square 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% |
19.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Central Square 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% |
26.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Central Square 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 |
$69,500±$23k 19% below NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Java and Central Square 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 |
$196,000±$20k 54% below NY |
$145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
| Java and Central Square are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$908±$91Highest 44% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Central Square 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 |
$5,756Highest 13% below NY |
$3,412Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44%±13.7 NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Central Square 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% |
15.1% NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
54.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±6.7 NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Central Square 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 | — | — | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.