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Java vs Fabius vs Sardinia

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 homeowners (95.2%).
Fabius has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).

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.

MeasureJavaFabiusSardinia
People
Population
2,049Lowest
2,063
2,703Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+2.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-2.1%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
46±4.9Highest
16% above NY
42.5±7.5Lowest
7% above NY
Fabius and Java 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%
21.6%±3.4
NY: 20.5%
22.4%±6.5Highest
NY: 20.5%
Sardinia and Fabius 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%
23.4%±1.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
20.8%±4.7
NY: 17.9%
Fabius and Sardinia 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%
30.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
21.7%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±2.4
NY: 7%
2.5%±1.1Lowest
NY: 7%
5%±2.9Highest
NY: 7%
Sardinia 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±$24kHighest
11% above NY
$94,063±$11k
9% above NY
$84,583±$34kLowest
about the NY average
Java and Fabius 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
$239,300±$26kHighest
44% below NY
$218,900±$19kLowest
48% below NY
Fabius and Java 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
$942±$70Highest
42% below NY
$855±$83Lowest
47% below NY
Fabius 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
$5,504Highest
16% below NY
$2,233Lowest
66% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
34.6%±10.4Highest
NY: 52.1%
4.5%±28.2
NY: 52.1%
Fabius and Sardinia 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%
8.3%
NY: 14%
12.4%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
87.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
90.8%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1968Highest
9 yrs newer than NY
1961
2 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
17% below NY
27 minLowest
18% below NY
30 minHighest
10% below NY
Work from home
9%±4.4Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9.7%±3
NY: 14.9%
10.2%±6.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
Sardinia and Fabius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — FABIUS-POMPEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
7.7
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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.