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Java vs Genesee vs Barre vs Wethersfield
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Genesee has the most affordable homes ($105k median).
Barre has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Wethersfield has the most renters (19.9% 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 | Genesee | Barre | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,492 |
1,910 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.9±9.2 13% above NY |
45.2±6.7 14% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Barre 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%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Wethersfield 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% |
21.2%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Genesee and Barre 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% |
20.9% NY: 40.2% |
13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.2%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Genesee and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$66,442±$8kLowest 23% below NY |
$73,906±$14k 14% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$104,600±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
$135,900±$28k 68% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$831±$191Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Barre and Wethersfield 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 |
$2,613Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,466 47% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.4%±28.1 NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Genesee 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% |
14.1% NY: 14% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.6% NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wethersfield 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.