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Java vs Dansville vs Centerville 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).
Dansville has the most renters (28% rent).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Dansville | Centerville | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,653Highest |
700Lowest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
45.2±3.7Highest 14% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Dansville 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% |
17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Dansville 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% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$83,000±$21k 3% 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 |
$118,600±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$119,800±$49k 72% 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 |
$906±$168 44% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,529 46% below NY |
$2,981 55% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
69%±16.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Dansville and Centerville 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% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% 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 |
1945 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 19% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Centerville 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.