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Java vs Falconer vs Leyden
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 highest household income ($95k).
Falconer has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Leyden has the most people working from home (9.3%).
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 | Falconer | Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,149Highest |
1,661Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-11.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.5±5.5Lowest 9% above NY |
43.6±3.8 10% above NY |
| Java and Leyden 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% |
22.7%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Falconer and Leyden 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% |
14.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Leyden 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% |
15.6% NY: 40.2% |
14%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
0.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Falconer 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 |
$60,056±$6k 30% below NY |
$59,474±$21kLowest 31% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$98,400±$15kLowest 77% below NY |
$173,100±$23k 59% below NY |
| Java and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$745±$192 54% below NY |
$721±$37Lowest 56% below NY |
| Java and Falconer 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 |
$2,369Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,412 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.6%±13.1 NY: 52.1% |
53.4%±15.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Leyden and Falconer 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% |
10.9% NY: 14% |
13.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Leyden and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.