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Java vs Chazy vs Champion
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Chazy has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Champion has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
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 | Chazy | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
4,071 |
4,530Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.9±4.6 10% above NY |
40±3Lowest about the NY average |
| Java and Chazy 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% |
19.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Champion 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% |
18.9%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Chazy 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% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chazy 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±$24k 11% above NY |
$95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
$56,875±$13kLowest 34% below NY |
| Chazy 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 |
$187,400±$20kLowest 56% below NY |
$198,900±$16k 53% below NY |
| Java and Champion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
$1,054±$255 35% below NY |
| Chazy and Champion 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 |
$3,379 49% below NY |
$3,247Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Champion and Chazy 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% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.9% NY: 54.3% |
53.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Java 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 | — | #102 of 484 in NY | #309 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.