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Java vs Locke vs Sardinia 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).
Locke has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Locke | Sardinia | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,805Lowest |
2,703Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
39.9±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and Java 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% |
25%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Locke and Sardinia 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% |
16.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Sardinia 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% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.2%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Locke and Sardinia 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 |
$69,125±$5kLowest 20% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$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 |
$186,800±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia 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 |
$1,099±$140 32% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Locke 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 |
$3,267 50% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.7%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Locke and Seneca 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% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Sardinia 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.