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Java vs Coventry vs Brasher
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).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Coventry | Brasher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,392Lowest |
2,592Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
46.6±9 17% above NY |
| Coventry and Brasher 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% |
18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Brasher 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% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Brasher 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% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
10.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Brasher 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 |
$63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
$53,911±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
| Java and Coventry 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 |
$132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$124,300±$24kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$730±$195Lowest 55% below NY |
| Coventry and Java 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 |
$2,833 57% below NY |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Coventry 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% NY: 14% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
75.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Coventry 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 | — | — | #300 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.