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Java vs New Baltimore vs Seneca
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
New Baltimore has the most expensive homes ($297k median).
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | New Baltimore | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,199Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
50.8±2.3Highest 28% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| New Baltimore and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Seneca 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% |
25.3%±5.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| New Baltimore and Seneca 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% |
23.1% NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.3%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| New Baltimore 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 |
$100,182±$21kHighest 17% above NY |
$90,658±$21kLowest 5% above NY |
| New Baltimore 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 |
$297,000±$36kHighest 30% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,373±$86 15% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and New Baltimore 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 |
$3,926Highest 40% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.3%±34.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| New Baltimore and Seneca 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% |
8.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and New Baltimore 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.