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Java vs Greene vs Chenango vs Arcade
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).
Greene has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Arcade has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Greene | Chenango | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
5,161 |
10,787Highest |
4,210 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
| Arcade and Java 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% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Chenango 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% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Chenango 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 |
$73,481±$10k 15% below NY |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| Java and Chenango 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 |
$176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$813±$152 50% below NY |
| Chenango and Java 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 |
$4,091 38% below NY |
$3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,172Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Arcade 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% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
73.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Greene 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 | — | #319 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.