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Java vs Pike vs Corfu

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 people working from home (9%).
Pike has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Corfu has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).

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.

MeasureJavaPikeCorfu
People
Population
2,049Highest
812
695Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.1%
NY: +4.2%
-12.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-2.8%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.2±5.5Lowest
11% above NY
48.3±4.4Highest
21% above NY
46.4±11.1
17% above NY
Pike and Corfu 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%±4.2Lowest
NY: 20.5%
23.3%±9.4Highest
NY: 20.5%
Corfu and Java 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%
25.2%±6Highest
NY: 17.9%
20%±8.8
NY: 17.9%
Pike and Corfu 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%
25.2%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±2.4
NY: 7%
2.8%±2.3Lowest
NY: 7%
3.5%±2.7Highest
NY: 7%
Corfu and Java 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
$71,250±$11kLowest
17% below NY
$76,250±$22k
11% below NY
Java and Corfu 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
$161,700±$27k
62% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$863±$419Highest
47% below NY
$810±$762
50% below NY
$800±$207Lowest
51% below NY
Java and Pike 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
$2,947Lowest
55% below NY
$4,095Highest
38% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
83.7%±13.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
34.1%±9.6
NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line
3.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
9%Highest
NY: 14%
6.3%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
80.5%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
84.5%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956
3 yrs older than NY
1965Highest
6 yrs newer than NY
1953Lowest
6 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
17% below NY
22 minLowest
33% below NY
23 min
29% below NY
Work from home
9%±4.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
2.5%±1.7
NY: 14.9%
2.1%±2.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
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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.