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Java vs Russia vs Virgil
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Russia has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Virgil has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
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 | Russia | Virgil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,272 |
2,525Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-12.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
43.9±2.9Lowest 10% above NY |
44.8±2.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Virgil and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Russia and Java 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% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Russia 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5% NY: 40.2% |
35.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Virgil and Russia 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 |
$86,116±$17kLowest about the NY average |
$91,094±$21k 6% above NY |
| Java and Virgil 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 |
$232,200±$44k 45% below NY |
$244,600±$32kHighest 42% below NY |
| Virgil and Russia 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 |
$888±$325 45% below NY |
$1,208±$159Highest 25% below NY |
| Virgil and Russia 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 |
$2,939Lowest 55% below NY |
$4,188Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Russia and Virgil 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% |
9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Virgil and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.