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Java vs Dansville vs Amboy
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).
Dansville has the most renters (28% rent).
Amboy has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
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 | Dansville | Amboy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,653Highest |
1,286Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
45.2±3.7Highest 14% above NY |
40±10.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Dansville 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% |
17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amboy 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% |
22.2%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Dansville 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% |
19.6% NY: 40.2% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Amboy 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 |
$57,329±$7kLowest 33% below NY |
$65,234±$17k 24% below NY |
| Java and Amboy 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 |
$118,600±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$124,800±$21k 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$906±$168 44% below NY |
$944±$65Highest 42% below NY |
| Amboy and Dansville 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 |
$3,529 46% below NY |
$3,243Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
69%±16.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36 NY: 52.1% |
| Dansville and Amboy 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% |
6.7% NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 19% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Dansville 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.