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Java vs Salisbury vs Smithfield
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).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Smithfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,933 |
1,240Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
45.7±5.3Highest 15% above NY |
44.2±9.9Lowest 11% above NY |
| Salisbury and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Salisbury 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% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Java and Smithfield 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±$21k 5% below NY |
$81,250±$11kLowest 5% below NY |
| Java and Salisbury 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 |
$161,500±$22k 62% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$851±$10Lowest 48% below NY |
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| Java and Salisbury 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 |
$1,649Lowest 75% below NY |
$4,329Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±94.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Salisbury and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
2.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
37 minHighest 13% above NY |
22 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.7%±17.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±8.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Salisbury and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | MORRISVILLE-EATON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MORRISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.