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Java vs Skaneateles vs Sardinia
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 homeowners (95.2%).
Skaneateles has the most people working from home (26.1%).
Sardinia has the most kids (22.4% 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 | Skaneateles | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
7,090Highest |
2,703 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
49.2±4.7Highest 24% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Skaneateles and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Skaneateles 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% |
27.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Skaneateles and Sardinia 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% |
58.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia 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±$24k 11% above NY |
$103,545±$10kHighest 20% above NY |
$84,583±$34kLowest about the NY average |
| Skaneateles and Java 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 |
$457,800±$47kHighest 8% above NY |
$218,900±$19kLowest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,195±$590Highest 26% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Skaneateles 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 |
$7,232Highest 10% above NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38%±11.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Skaneateles and Sardinia 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% |
10.1% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
26.1%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #11 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | SKANEATELES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.