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Java vs Scipio vs Aurelius
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Scipio has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Aurelius has the shortest commute (19 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 | Scipio | Aurelius |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,497Lowest |
2,593Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
36.4±9.3Lowest 9% below NY |
49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
| Aurelius 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% |
25.6%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Scipio 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% |
17.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Aurelius 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% NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Scipio and Aurelius 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 |
$76,618±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
$94,079±$16k 9% above NY |
| Java and Aurelius 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 |
$192,200±$22k 55% below NY |
$167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Java and Scipio 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 |
$888±$102Highest 45% below NY |
$813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
| Scipio 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 |
$3,840Highest 42% below NY |
$3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
15.8%±53.3 NY: 52.1% |
44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Scipio 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% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Scipio and Java 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.