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Java vs Seward vs Yates
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).
Seward has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Seward | Yates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
2,055 |
2,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
39.5±8Lowest about the NY average |
40.9±5.3 about the NY average |
| Java and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Seward and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Seward 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% |
27.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Seward and Java 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 |
$86,786±$20kLowest about the NY average |
$87,337±$17k about the NY average |
| Java and Yates 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 |
$198,500±$25k 53% below NY |
$141,000±$22kLowest 67% below NY |
| Java and Seward 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 |
$1,180±$201Highest 27% below NY |
$854±$120Lowest 47% below NY |
| Seward 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 |
$3,855Highest 41% below NY |
$2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
28.3%±45.3 NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Seward 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% |
16.4% NY: 14% |
18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seward and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.