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Java vs Jerusalem vs Keene
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).
Jerusalem has the youngest population (median age 34).
Keene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Jerusalem | Keene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
4,278Highest |
710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4% NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
59.9±5.9Highest 51% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Jerusalem 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% |
21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
39.3%±7.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.2% NY: 40.2% |
55.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$86,780±$11kLowest about the NY average |
$93,542±$40k 9% above NY |
| Java and Keene 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 |
$320,900±$59k 24% below NY |
$471,400±$114kHighest 11% above NY |
| Keene and Jerusalem 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 |
$870±$116 46% below NY |
$1,575±$566Highest about the NY average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,523 31% below NY |
$5,714Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.4%±51.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem and Keene 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%Highest NY: 14% |
3.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.2% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
26.5%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Keene and Jerusalem 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.