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Java vs Kendall vs Durham vs Seneca
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 highest household income ($95k).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Durham | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,591 |
2,641Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40.1±6.6Lowest about the NY average |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Durham and Seneca 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% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Seneca 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% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Java and Kendall 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 |
$81,471±$15kLowest 5% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$191,200±$28kLowest 55% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Durham and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$850±$314Lowest 48% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Durham 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 |
$4,328Highest 34% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±36.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Kendall and Durham 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% |
4.1% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Seneca 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 | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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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.