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Java vs Greene vs Chenango 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).
Greene has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Chenango has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.6%).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k 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 | Greene | Chenango | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
5,161 |
10,787Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-5.5% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest 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±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Greene 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% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Chenango 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 |
$73,481±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$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 |
$176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Chenango and Wethersfield 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 |
$4,091Highest 38% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% 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% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Greene 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%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
80.1% 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 |
28 minHighest 13% 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% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | — | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| 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.