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Java vs Freedom
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($177k 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 | Freedom |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,483Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.2±7Lowest 9% above NY |
| Java and Freedom 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% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Freedom 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% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Freedom 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 |
$73,646±$24kLowest 14% below NY |
| Java and Freedom 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 |
$176,900±$19kLowest 58% below NY |
| Java and Freedom 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 |
$519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
| Java and Freedom 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 |
$3,443Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
10.1%±32.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Freedom and Java 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% |
7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.