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Java vs Freedom vs New Bremen
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).
New Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
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 | New Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,483 |
2,783Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.2±7 9% above NY |
34.9±5.6Lowest 12% below 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%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±3.4Lowest 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% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest 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±$24k 14% below NY |
$61,274±$4kLowest 29% 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±$19k 58% below NY |
$163,200±$16kLowest 61% 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±$419 47% below NY |
$519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$884±$226Highest 45% below NY |
| New Bremen 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 |
$3,443 48% below NY |
$2,815Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
10.1%±32.5 NY: 52.1% |
36.9%±23.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| New Bremen and Freedom 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% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.9% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and New Bremen 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 | — | — | #304 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.