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Java vs Ira vs Yorkshire
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).
Ira has the youngest population (median age 42.8).
Yorkshire has the most affordable homes ($113k 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 | Ira | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,019Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
42.8±3.1Lowest 8% above NY |
44.5±7.3Highest 12% above NY |
| Yorkshire 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% |
20.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Yorkshire and Java 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% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Yorkshire and Java 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% |
19% NY: 40.2% |
16%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ira 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±$24k 11% above NY |
$97,019±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
| Ira 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 |
$158,800±$16k 63% below NY |
$112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
— | $819±$113Lowest 49% below NY |
| Java and Yorkshire 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 |
$3,594 45% below NY |
$3,080Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±35.4 NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yorkshire and Ira 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% |
4.6% NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.9% NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±5 NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Ira 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 | — | — | #111 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CATO-MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
9.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.