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Java vs Constable vs Pike
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 people working from home (9%).
Constable has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Pike has the most renters (19.5% 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 | Constable | Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,501 |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Pike and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pike and Java 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% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$62,169±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$71,250±$11k 17% below NY |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$129,100±$18k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$810±$762 50% below NY |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$2,177Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,947 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6 NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Constable 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% |
15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7 NY: 14.9% |
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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.