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Java vs Kendall vs Angola
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).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Angola has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Kendall | Angola |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,591Highest |
2,411 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40.1±6.6Lowest about the NY average |
45.1±3.3Highest 13% above NY |
| Angola 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% |
24.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Kendall and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Kendall 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% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Angola 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±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,734±$14k about the NY average |
$81,108±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
| Java and Kendall 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 |
$191,200±$28k 55% below NY |
$165,600±$10kLowest 61% below NY |
| Java and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$850±$314 48% below NY |
$841±$78Lowest 48% below NY |
| Java and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,328 34% below NY |
$5,234Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±36.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±30.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Kendall and Angola 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% |
6.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Angola and Java 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 | — | #46 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.