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Java vs Seneca vs Boston
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 kids (20.7% under 18).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Boston has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
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 | Seneca | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,622 |
7,948Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
51.5±3.5Highest 29% above NY |
| Boston and Seneca 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% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Seneca 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% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Java and Boston 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 |
$90,658±$21kLowest 5% above NY |
$92,482±$16k 8% above NY |
| Java and Boston 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 |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
$266,900±$18kHighest 37% below NY |
| Boston and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$1,347±$49 17% below NY |
| Seneca and Boston 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 |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,758Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
62.2%±33.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Boston 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% |
6.2%Highest NY: 14% |
4.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
79.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Java 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 | — | — | #414 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.