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Java vs Concord vs Delaware
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%).
Concord has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Concord | Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
8,269Highest |
2,261 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.7±4.5 12% above NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
| Delaware and Concord 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% |
22.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Concord and Java 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% |
21.2%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Delaware and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.3% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Delaware 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 |
$78,594±$20kLowest 9% below NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
| Delaware 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 |
$219,300±$19kLowest 48% below NY |
$227,300±$17kHighest 46% below NY |
| Delaware and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
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| Java and Concord 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 |
$3,947 40% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
64%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Concord and Delaware 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% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Concord 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 | — | #176 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.