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Java vs Lysander vs Arcade
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Arcade has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Lysander | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
23,086Highest |
4,210 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.6±1.9Lowest 10% above NY |
46±3.7Highest 16% above NY |
| Arcade 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% |
24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Java 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% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade 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% NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Lysander 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 |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| Lysander 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 |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,130±$100Highest 30% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Lysander and Java 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 |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
$4,172 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Lysander and Arcade 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% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #158 of 484 in NY | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.4 |
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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.