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Java vs Dunkirk
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 people working from home (9%).
Dunkirk has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Dunkirk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
58.9±8.8Highest 48% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
10%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
42.4%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Dunkirk 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 |
$67,045±$18kLowest 22% below NY |
| Java and Dunkirk 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 |
$167,100±$40kLowest 61% below NY |
| Java and Dunkirk 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 |
$956±$553Highest 41% below NY |
| Dunkirk 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 |
$2,730Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.1%±26.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Dunkirk and Java 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% |
8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Dunkirk 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 | — | #465 of 484 in NY |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.