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Java vs Delaware vs Easton vs Sheldon
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Easton has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Delaware | Easton | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,261 |
2,317Highest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
49.1±6.7 23% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Delaware and Easton 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% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Sheldon 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% |
22.8%±5.3 NY: 17.9% |
25%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
36.6% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$85,625±$15k about the NY average |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Delaware and Java 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 |
$227,300±$17k 46% below NY |
$242,500±$21kHighest 43% below NY |
$175,900±$14kLowest 58% below NY |
| Easton and Delaware 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 |
— | $1,128±$123Highest 30% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Easton 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 |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$4,911 25% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7 NY: 52.1% |
12.4%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
2.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
88.3% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±6.7 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Easton 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.