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Java vs Newcomb vs Wethersfield
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Newcomb has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k 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 | Newcomb | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
490Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Newcomb and Wethersfield 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% |
9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java 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% |
31.4%±6.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kLowest 11% above NY |
$108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$96,094±$14k 12% above NY |
| Newcomb and Wethersfield 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 |
$254,800±$47kHighest 40% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Newcomb and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
— | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Newcomb and Java 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.