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Java vs Pike vs Princetown
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).
Princetown has the most expensive homes ($316k 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 | Pike | Princetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
812Lowest |
1,860 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
47.9±4.7 20% above NY |
| Pike and Princetown 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% |
17.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Pike 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% |
23.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Pike and Princetown 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% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
$98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
| Princetown 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±$30k 47% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
$315,700±$39kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
| Princetown and Java 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 |
$5,750Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
67.6%±58.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Princetown 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%Highest NY: 14% |
4.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Princetown 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.