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Java vs Leon vs New Bremen

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).
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
New Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).

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.

MeasureJavaLeonNew Bremen
People
Population
2,049
1,459Lowest
2,783Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.1%
NY: +4.2%
-8.9%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+2.9%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.2±5.5Highest
11% above NY
26.4±5.3Lowest
34% below NY
34.9±5.6
12% below NY
Java and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.7%±4.7Lowest
NY: 20.5%
42.2%±15Highest
NY: 20.5%
31.3%±4.5
NY: 20.5%
Leon and New Bremen 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%
10.5%±4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
16.3%±3.4
NY: 17.9%
Java and New Bremen 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%
11.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
24%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±2.4Highest
NY: 7%
1.1%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
2.3%±1.3
NY: 7%
Java and New Bremen 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
$56,048±$11kLowest
35% below NY
$61,274±$4k
29% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$223,900±$30kHighest
47% below NY
$103,000±$23kLowest
76% below NY
$163,200±$16k
61% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$863±$419Lowest
47% below NY
$960±$282Highest
41% below NY
$884±$226
45% below NY
Leon and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,775Highest
43% below NY
$3,259
50% below NY
$2,815Lowest
57% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
2.5%±61.4
NY: 52.1%
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
36.9%±23.3Highest
NY: 52.1%
New Bremen and Java 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%
21.8%Highest
NY: 14%
6.3%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
86.4%
NY: 54.3%
81.6%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1980Highest
21 yrs newer than NY
1980Highest
21 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
17% below NY
35 minHighest
7% above NY
24 minLowest
28% below NY
Work from home
9%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
15.2%±10.3Highest
NY: 14.9%
8.8%±4Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Leon 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 — — #304 of 484 in NY
School district — — BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.8
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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.