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Java vs Seneca vs Murray
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Murray has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
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 | Murray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,622 |
4,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest 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%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Murray 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% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest 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% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$65,077±$5kLowest 24% 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 |
$123,800±$14kLowest 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±$419 47% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% 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 |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Murray 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% NY: 14% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Seneca 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 | — | — | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.