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Java vs Salisbury vs Conquest vs Sardinia
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 highest household income ($95k).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Conquest has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Sardinia has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Salisbury | Conquest | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,933 |
1,874Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
45.7±5.3Highest 15% above NY |
45.7±4.4Highest 15% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia 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% |
17.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2% NY: 40.2% |
13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia 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 |
$81,528±$21kLowest 5% below NY |
$81,620±$10k 5% below NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Java and Sardinia 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 |
$123,500±$48kLowest 71% below NY |
$150,000±$49k 65% below NY |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia 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 |
$851±$10Lowest 48% below NY |
$958±$38Highest 41% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
| Conquest and Java 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 |
$1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,559 61% below NY |
$2,233 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±32.1 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Conquest 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% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
18% NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.4% NY: 54.3% |
90.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Sardinia 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.