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Java vs Sardinia vs White Creek
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%).
White Creek has the oldest population (median age 48).
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 | White Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,703 |
3,261Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
48±3.1Highest 21% above NY |
| White Creek 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%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest 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%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| White Creek 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% |
27.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9 NY: 7% |
7.1%±4.5Highest NY: 7% |
| White Creek and Sardinia 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 |
$72,853±$5kLowest 15% below NY |
| 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 |
$218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$202,600±$22kLowest 52% 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±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,269±$270Highest 22% below NY |
| White Creek 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 |
$4,455Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
82.9%±19.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
86.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and White Creek 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 | — | — | #278 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.