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Java vs Lyme vs Tyrone vs Wayne
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).
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Tyrone has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k 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 | Lyme | Tyrone | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,066Highest |
1,755 |
1,033Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
56.8±6.1 43% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
| Wayne and Lyme 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% |
18.6%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Java 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% |
36.2%±4 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wayne and Lyme 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% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$81,400±$5k 5% below NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$90,938±$17k 6% above NY |
| Java and Wayne 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 |
$234,700±$20k 45% below NY |
$170,400±$21kLowest 60% below NY |
$266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
| Wayne and Lyme 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 |
$838±$190Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,104±$594Highest 32% below NY |
$1,031±$304 36% below NY |
| Tyrone and Wayne 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 |
$3,442 48% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,967Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±52 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wayne and Lyme 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% |
11.3% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2% NY: 54.3% |
93.3% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Wayne 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.