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Java vs Kendall vs Jerusalem
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 oldest population (median age 44.2).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,591 |
4,278Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.1±6.6 about the NY average |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
| Java and Kendall 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% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest 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% |
21.3%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Jerusalem 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% NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$87,734±$14k about the NY average |
$86,780±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| 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±$30k 47% below NY |
$191,200±$28kLowest 55% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$850±$314Lowest 48% below NY |
$870±$116Highest 46% below NY |
| Jerusalem and Java 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 |
$4,523Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±36.6 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem and Kendall 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% NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem 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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| 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.