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Java vs Pike vs Summerhill vs Sheldon
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 highest household income ($95k).
Pike has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Summerhill has the oldest population (median age 49.5).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Summerhill | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
812Lowest |
886 |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.3±4.4 21% above NY |
49.5±5.1Highest 24% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Summerhill and Sheldon 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% |
14.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9 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%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Pike and Sheldon 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% NY: 40.2% |
21.1% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon 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±$11k 17% below NY |
$68,047±$8kLowest 21% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% 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 |
$173,800±$21k 59% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,143±$266Highest 29% below NY |
$818±$84 50% below NY |
| Summerhill 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 |
$3,781Highest 43% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.6%±43 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Sheldon 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% NY: 14% |
15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.8% NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7 NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Summerhill 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.