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Java vs Providence vs Bennington vs Arcade
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Bennington has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Arcade has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
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 | Providence | Bennington | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,971Lowest |
3,220 |
4,210Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
46.7±5.8 17% above NY |
46±3.7 16% above NY |
| Providence and Bennington 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%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Bennington 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% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Arcade 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% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26% NY: 40.2% |
23.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Providence and Arcade 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 |
$92,574±$16k 8% above NY |
$89,050±$10k 4% above NY |
$62,011±$8kLowest 28% below NY |
| Java and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
$244,400±$24k 42% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Providence and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
$942±$344 42% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Providence and Bennington 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 |
$3,275Lowest 50% below NY |
$4,591Highest 30% below NY |
$4,172 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±29 NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcade and Providence 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% |
11.1% NY: 14% |
8% NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
94.7% NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Bennington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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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.