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Java vs Corfu vs Hume vs Seneca
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 the shortest commute (23 min average).
Hume has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Hume | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
695Lowest |
2,055 |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46.4±11.1Highest 17% above NY |
40.3±4.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Corfu and Seneca 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%±9.4 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hume and Corfu 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% |
20.1%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Hume 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% NY: 40.2% |
30.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.7 NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hume and Corfu 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 |
$68,958±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$110,600±$36kLowest 74% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$800±$207Lowest 51% below NY |
$811±$78 50% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Java 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 |
$3,206 51% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.1%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Corfu and Hume 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% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.1%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.