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Java vs Rose vs Tyrone vs Winfield
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).
Rose has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Winfield has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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 | Rose | Tyrone | Winfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,126Highest |
1,755Lowest |
1,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
38.8±6.8 about the NY average |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
38.8±6.3 about the NY average |
| Java and Rose 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% |
25.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Rose 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% |
19.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Tyrone and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Java and Winfield 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 |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
$72,083±$17k 16% below NY |
$66,917±$10kLowest 22% below NY |
| Java and Rose 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 |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$140,500±$20k 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$1,104±$594 32% below NY |
$617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
| Rose 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 |
$2,434 63% below NY |
$2,870 56% below NY |
$2,378Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Rose 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% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
15.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8Lowest |
— | 9.0Highest |
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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.