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Java vs Coventry vs Stuyvesant
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 highest household income ($95k).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($133k median).
Stuyvesant has the most renters (23.4% 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 | Coventry | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,392Lowest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
51.7±6.1 30% above NY |
| Coventry and Stuyvesant 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%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Coventry 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%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Coventry 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% |
20.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Java and Stuyvesant 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±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$66,000±$15k 23% below NY |
| Java and Stuyvesant 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 |
$132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$224,400±$58kHighest 47% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Coventry 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 |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,720 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant 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%Highest NY: 14% |
12.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
76.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Stuyvesant 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.