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Java vs Seneca vs Burke
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Burke has the most kids (28.9% under 18).
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 | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
2,622Highest |
1,284Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
39.3±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
| 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% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.9%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Burke 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% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Java and Burke 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±$21k 5% above NY |
$63,750±$8kLowest 26% below 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 |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$122,700±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$866±$31 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,199Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
68.2%±35.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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.