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Java vs Knox vs Throop
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Knox has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Knox | Throop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,559Highest |
1,651Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.8±6.7 25% above NY |
52.7±3.1Highest 32% above NY |
| Throop and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Knox 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% |
20.2%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Throop and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Knox and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$124,083±$14kHighest 44% above NY |
$90,268±$15kLowest 5% above NY |
| Knox and Java 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 |
$299,800±$37kHighest 29% below NY |
$185,900±$20kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,125±$44Highest 31% below NY |
$1,099±$88 32% below NY |
| Knox and Throop 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 |
$4,451Highest 32% below NY |
$4,261 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.8%±34Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±69.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Knox and Throop 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% |
6.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
17.5%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Knox and Java 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.