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Java vs Mentz vs Barre vs Holland
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 people working from home (9%).
Mentz has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Barre has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Holland has the most expensive homes ($265k 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 | Mentz | Barre | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,753Lowest |
1,910 |
3,266Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-11.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.1±5.3Lowest 8% above NY |
45.2±6.7 14% above NY |
51.9±4.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Holland and Barre 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% |
20.7%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±6.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barre 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% |
23.6%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Holland and Mentz 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% |
9.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13% NY: 40.2% |
22.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.7%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Mentz 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±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$52,602±$5kLowest 39% below NY |
$73,906±$14k 14% below NY |
$66,198±$18k 23% below NY |
| Java and Barre 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 |
$115,500±$31kLowest 73% below NY |
$135,900±$28k 68% below NY |
$265,000±$32kHighest 37% below NY |
| Holland 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 |
$1,045±$130 36% below NY |
$1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$768±$120Lowest 53% below NY |
| Barre and Mentz 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 |
$2,901Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,466 47% below NY |
$4,276Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±24.4 NY: 52.1% |
60.7%±35.3 NY: 52.1% |
62.7%±39.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Holland and Barre 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% |
20% NY: 14% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Barre 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 | — | — | — | #419 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
— | 8.0Lowest |
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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.