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Java vs Colden vs Auburn
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Colden has the most people working from home (15%).
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
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 | Colden | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,145 |
26,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
49.3±10.4Highest 24% above NY |
41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
| Colden and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Colden and Auburn 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% |
41%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Colden 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 |
$97,935±$15kHighest 14% above NY |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
| Colden 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±$30k 47% below NY |
$302,600±$42kHighest 29% below NY |
$152,800±$9kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$943±$142Highest 42% below NY |
$897±$50 45% below NY |
| Colden and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,752Highest 28% below NY |
$3,998 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.5%±28Highest NY: 52.1% |
55%±7.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Colden and Auburn 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% |
10% NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
15%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Colden 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 | — | #346 of 484 in NY | #374 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.