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Java vs Malone vs Sardinia vs Russia
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).
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
Russia has the most expensive homes ($232k 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 | Malone | Sardinia | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
11,673Highest |
2,703 |
2,272 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
42±1.8Lowest 6% above NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
43.9±2.9 10% above NY |
| Java and Russia 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% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Russia 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% |
15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Russia 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 |
$67,969±$12kLowest 21% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$86,116±$17k about the NY average |
| Java and Russia 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 |
$134,900±$21kLowest 68% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$232,200±$44kHighest 45% below NY |
| Russia and Java 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 |
$852±$35Lowest 47% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
$888±$325Highest 45% below NY |
| Russia 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 |
$2,848 57% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,939 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
32%±12.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±10.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Malone and Russia 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% |
17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia 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 | — | #444 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | — | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | — | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.