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Java vs Seneca vs Orleans
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 oldest population (median age 44.5).
Orleans has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,622 |
2,778Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
40.2±5.4Lowest 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% |
27.4%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Orleans 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% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Seneca 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$77,500±$11kLowest 10% 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 |
$190,300±$45kLowest 55% 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 |
$1,061±$289 35% below NY |
| Seneca and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$2,380Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±5.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Orleans 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 | — | — | #212 of 484 in NY |
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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.