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Java vs Sanford vs Durham
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).
Sanford has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Sanford | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,130 |
2,641Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.7±6.6 22% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
| Durham and Sanford 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% |
19.7%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Sanford 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% |
28%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
| Sanford and Durham 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% |
17.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.6%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sanford 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 |
$76,724±$6kLowest 11% below NY |
$81,471±$15k 5% below NY |
| Java and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$140,900±$21kLowest 67% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
| Durham and Java 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 |
$792±$88Lowest 51% below NY |
$994±$844Highest 39% below NY |
| Durham 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 |
$3,378Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Sanford and Durham 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% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Sanford 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 | — | — | #100 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.