Compare towns
Java vs Ellenburg vs Salisbury vs Wethersfield
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).
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Wethersfield has the most kids (21.6% 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 | Ellenburg | Salisbury | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,992 |
1,933 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.7±4.5Highest 17% above NY |
45.7±5.3 15% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Ellenburg and Wethersfield 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% |
20.8%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ellenburg and Java 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% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$73,125±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$81,528±$21k 5% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
$123,500±$48k 71% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
$851±$10 48% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$2,412 63% below NY |
$1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.2%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Wethersfield 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% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3% NY: 54.3% |
91.4% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
34 min 4% above NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5 |
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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.