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Java vs Italy vs Pittsfield
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).
Italy has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (17.9%).
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 | Italy | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,028Lowest |
1,233 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
52.8±7.4Highest 33% above NY |
40.9±8.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Italy 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% |
14.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pittsfield and Java 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% |
27.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±5.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Italy and Pittsfield 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% |
23.1% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$58,750±$8kLowest 32% below NY |
$66,917±$7k 22% below NY |
| Java and Pittsfield 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 |
$153,100±$24k 64% below NY |
$125,700±$32kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,038±$231Highest 36% below NY |
$922±$284 43% below NY |
| Italy and Pittsfield 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 |
$2,826 57% below NY |
$2,006Lowest 70% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.1%±36.5 NY: 52.1% |
55.2%±36.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pittsfield and Italy 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% |
15.4% NY: 14% |
23%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
38 minHighest 17% above NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.9%±10.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Pittsfield and Java 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.