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Java vs Corfu vs Georgetown
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Corfu has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Georgetown has the most affordable homes ($126k 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 | Corfu | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
695 |
603Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-33.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.4±11.1 17% above NY |
47.4±8.2Highest 19% above NY |
| Georgetown and Corfu 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% |
23.3%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Corfu 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% |
20%±8.8 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Georgetown and Corfu 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% |
25.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Corfu 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 |
$76,250±$22k 11% below NY |
$46,458±$6kLowest 46% below NY |
| Java and Corfu 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 |
$161,700±$27k 62% below NY |
$125,800±$21kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$800±$207 51% below NY |
$784±$182Lowest 52% below NY |
| Java and Corfu 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 |
$4,095Highest 38% below NY |
$3,333Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.1%±9.6 NY: 52.1% |
37.1%±38Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Georgetown and Corfu 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% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
19.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5% NY: 54.3% |
78.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
41 minHighest 25% above NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.1%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±6.6Highest 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.