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Java vs East Greenbush 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 kids (20.7% under 18).
East Greenbush has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
Seneca has the most affordable homes ($193k median).
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 Greenbush | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
16,687Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.4±2.7 12% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and East Greenbush 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% |
19.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Seneca 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% |
19.8%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and East Greenbush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| East Greenbush and Java 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 |
$105,111±$9kHighest 22% above NY |
$90,658±$21kLowest 5% above NY |
| East Greenbush 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 |
$291,500±$14kHighest 31% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,643±$98Highest about the NY average |
$1,549±$420 4% below NY |
| East Greenbush and Seneca 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 |
$6,474Highest about the NY average |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±10.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5% NY: 14% |
6.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| East Greenbush and Seneca 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 | — | #24 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.