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Java vs Potter vs Italy
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).
Potter has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Italy has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | Potter | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,871 |
1,028Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
35.1±6.7Lowest 12% below NY |
52.8±7.4Highest 33% above NY |
| Italy and Java 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% |
29%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Potter and Java 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% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Italy 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% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Potter 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 |
$67,344±$19k 22% below NY |
$58,750±$8kLowest 32% below NY |
| Java and Potter 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 |
$130,300±$23kLowest 69% below NY |
$153,100±$24k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,005±$136 38% below NY |
$1,038±$231Highest 36% below NY |
| Italy and Potter 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 |
$2,796Lowest 58% below NY |
$2,826 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
48.1%±36.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Italy and Potter 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% |
10% NY: 14% |
15.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
38 minHighest 17% above NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Potter and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| On TownTapestry | |||
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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.