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Java vs New Berlin vs Nanticoke
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
New Berlin has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Nanticoke has the youngest population (median age 41.5).
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 Berlin | Nanticoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,639Highest |
1,683Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.7±10.7 10% above NY |
41.5±6.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Java and New Berlin 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% |
24.7%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Nanticoke and New Berlin 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% |
26.8%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
| New Berlin and Nanticoke 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% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Java and Nanticoke 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 |
$62,159±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
$69,432±$13k 19% below NY |
| Java and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$144,500±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
$157,100±$32k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$715±$149Lowest 56% below NY |
$941±$314Highest 42% below NY |
| Nanticoke 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 |
$3,315 50% below NY |
$3,171Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
57.4%±37.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Nanticoke and New Berlin 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% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
14.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| New Berlin 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 | — | #473 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.