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Java vs Gorham vs Bennington
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 affordable homes ($224k median).
Gorham has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Gorham | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
4,093Highest |
3,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
46.7±5.8 17% above NY |
| Gorham and Bennington 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% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Bennington 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% |
27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Gorham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gorham 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 |
$64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
$89,050±$10k 4% above NY |
| Java and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
$244,400±$24k 42% below NY |
| Gorham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,165±$208Highest 28% below NY |
$942±$344 42% below NY |
| Gorham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$3,497Lowest 47% below NY |
$4,591Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±29 NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Bennington 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% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Gorham and Bennington 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 | — | #246 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | — | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
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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.