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Java vs Providence vs Tyrone vs Wethersfield
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1956).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Tyrone has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k 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 | Tyrone | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,971 |
1,755 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Providence and Wethersfield 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% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Wethersfield 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%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyrone 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% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Providence and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$92,574±$16k 8% above NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30k 47% below NY |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Providence and Java 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 |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
$1,104±$594 32% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Providence and Tyrone 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 |
$3,275 50% below NY |
$2,870 56% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Tyrone and Wethersfield 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% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
94.7% NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone 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.