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Java vs Pavilion vs Sheridan
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).
Pavilion has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Sheridan has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Pavilion | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,089 |
2,529Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.5±5.5Highest 19% above NY |
47.2±8.7 19% above NY |
| Pavilion and Sheridan 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% |
20%±4 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Pavilion 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% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheridan 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Java and Sheridan 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 |
$86,462±$7kLowest about the NY average |
$87,083±$13k about the NY average |
| Java and Sheridan 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 |
$168,700±$17kLowest 60% below NY |
$192,900±$17k 54% below NY |
| Java and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$827±$159Lowest 49% below NY |
$861±$64 47% below NY |
| Java and Sheridan 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 |
$3,443Lowest 48% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.4%±29.9 NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheridan and Pavilion 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% |
9.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sheridan and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.8 |
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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.