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Java vs Lyonsdale vs Granger vs Wethersfield
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).
Lyonsdale has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Granger has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Wethersfield has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Lyonsdale | Granger | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,159 |
614Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46.9±7.6Highest 18% above NY |
39.7±8.9Lowest about the NY average |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Lyonsdale and Wethersfield 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% |
23%±5 NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Granger and Lyonsdale 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% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±6.4 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyonsdale and Java 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% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.1% NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.8 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$61,806±$12kLowest 28% below NY |
$66,875±$14k 22% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$111,000±$15kLowest 74% below NY |
$125,000±$20k 71% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$838±$91 48% below NY |
$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$1,979Lowest 70% below NY |
$2,754 58% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.2%±39.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±89.3 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Lyonsdale and Granger 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% |
10.4% NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.1% NY: 54.3% |
82.5% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Granger 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.