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Java vs Princetown vs Jerusalem
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 affordable homes ($224k median).
Princetown has the oldest population (median age 47.9).
Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Princetown | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,860Lowest |
4,278Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
| Princetown and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Jerusalem 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% |
23.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Princetown and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29% NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
$86,780±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| Princetown and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$315,700±$39k 26% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
| Jerusalem and Princetown 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 |
$1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
$870±$116 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$4,523 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Jerusalem 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% |
4.2% NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem and Java 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.