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Java vs Pike vs Caneadea 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Pike has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
Caneadea has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Wethersfield has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Caneadea is a college town. 39.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Pike | Caneadea | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
812Lowest |
2,316Highest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5% NY: +4.2% |
-9.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
22.7±0.8Lowest 43% below NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Pike 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% |
17.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
14.2%±3Lowest 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% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pike 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% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
39.7%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
$82,563±$12k 4% 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 |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
$156,600±$10k 63% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
$991±$180Highest 39% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Caneadea and Wethersfield 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 |
$2,947 55% below NY |
$3,677 44% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
17.8%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5% NY: 54.3% |
71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
22 min 33% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Caneadea 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.