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Java vs Kendall vs Yorkshire 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 most expensive homes ($224k median).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Yorkshire has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Seneca 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 | Yorkshire | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,591 |
3,779Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
40.1±6.6Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±7.3Highest 12% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Kendall and Yorkshire 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% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Yorkshire 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
16%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$191,200±$28k 55% below NY |
$112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Java and Seneca 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±$314 48% below NY |
$819±$113Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Java 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 |
$3,080 53% 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% |
43.4%±7.1 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Kendall and Yorkshire 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% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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 | #111 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.