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Java vs Pike vs Shelby
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).
Pike has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Shelby has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Shelby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
812Lowest |
4,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
45±3.2 13% above NY |
| Pike and Shelby 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% |
17%±3.8Lowest 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% |
22.6%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Pike and Shelby 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% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest 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±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$71,250±$11k 17% below NY |
$65,655±$14kLowest 24% below NY |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$136,000±$29k 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$810±$762 50% below NY |
$788±$214Lowest 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 |
$3,903Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±12.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5% NY: 54.3% |
67.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Shelby 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 | — | — | #401 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.