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Java vs Potter vs Pulteney
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).
Potter has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Pulteney has the oldest population (median age 47.3).
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 | Pulteney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,871 |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
35.1±6.7Lowest 12% below NY |
47.3±3.6Highest 19% above NY |
| Pulteney and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Potter and Pulteney 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% |
25.7%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pulteney 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% NY: 40.2% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±3.1Lowest 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±$19kLowest 22% below NY |
$68,906±$8k 20% below NY |
| Java and Pulteney 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 |
$222,600±$56k 47% below NY |
| Java and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,005±$136 38% below NY |
$1,547±$1kHighest 5% below NY |
| Pulteney 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 |
$2,833 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±54 NY: 52.1% |
| Potter and Pulteney 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%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest 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.