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Java vs Sardinia vs Greene vs Seneca
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).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
Greene has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Sardinia | Greene | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,703 |
5,161Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca 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% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Sardinia 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% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Sardinia 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% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$73,481±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$176,800±$13kLowest 58% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% 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 |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Java 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 |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$4,091Highest 38% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Greene and Seneca 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% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Greene 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 | — | — | #319 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | — | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | — | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.9 |
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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.