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Java vs Pittsfield vs Eagle
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).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Eagle has the youngest population (median age 37.8).
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.
| Measure | Java | Pittsfield | Eagle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,233 |
1,231Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.9±8.5 about the NY average |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Java and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Pittsfield 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% |
22.6%±5.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$66,917±$7kLowest 22% below NY |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
| Java and Eagle 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 |
$125,700±$32kLowest 70% below NY |
$148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$922±$284Highest 43% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
| Pittsfield and Java 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 |
$2,006Lowest 70% below NY |
$2,753 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.2%±36.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33 NY: 52.1% |
| Pittsfield and Eagle 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% |
23%Highest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.9%±10.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Pittsfield and Eagle 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.