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Java vs East Durham
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%).
East Durham has the most kids (32.5% under 18).
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 | East Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
495Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.1±21.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Java and East Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
32.5%±7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
4.8%±9.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
0%±4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and East Durham 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 |
$82,813±$22kLowest 4% below NY |
| Java and East Durham 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 |
$193,100±$163kLowest 54% below NY |
| Java and East Durham 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,825Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Java and East Durham 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% |
7.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
94%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
0%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and East Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.