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Java vs Phelps 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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Phelps has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Phelps | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
6,624Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.4±4.8 12% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Phelps 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% |
21.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Phelps 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% |
25.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Wethersfield 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 |
$80,262±$13kLowest 7% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$166,300±$10k 61% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,124±$95Highest 31% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Phelps and Wethersfield 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 |
$3,932Highest 40% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±14.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Phelps and Wethersfield 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% |
10.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Phelps 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 | — | #197 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.