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Java vs Richland vs Champlain vs Seneca
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).
Richland has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Richland | Champlain | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
5,716Highest |
5,667 |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.4±5 12% above NY |
44.4±2.3 12% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and Richland 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% |
18.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Java 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% |
23.5%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Richland and Seneca 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% |
18.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain 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 |
$67,904±$14k 21% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$163,600±$13kLowest 61% below NY |
$173,400±$16k 59% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$856±$81Lowest 47% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$4,115Highest 37% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±9.8 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Richland 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% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Champlain 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 | — | #316 of 484 in NY | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
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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.