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Java vs Moira vs Wales
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%).
Moira has the most affordable homes ($93k median).
Wales has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Moira | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,895 |
3,015Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
43.9±6.6 10% above NY |
| Java and Wales 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% |
23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
25.2%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wales and Moira 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%±6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wales 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% |
20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Moira 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 |
$64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
$88,590±$19k 3% above NY |
| Java and Wales 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 |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$244,800±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
| Wales 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 |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$950±$503Highest 41% below NY |
| Wales and Java 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 |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$4,782Highest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
20.5%±27.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Moira and Wales 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% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.2%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wales 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 | — | #405 of 484 in NY | #321 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.