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Java vs Fabius vs Seneca vs Arcade
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%).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Arcade has the most renters (26.4% rent).
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 | Fabius | Seneca | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,063 |
2,622 |
4,210Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46±4.9Highest 16% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fabius and Java 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% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Fabius and Seneca 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% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade 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 |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| 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 |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% 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±$70 42% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$5,504Highest 16% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,172 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.4 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Fabius 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% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Fabius 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 | — | — | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | FABIUS-POMPEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| 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.