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Java vs Starkey vs Centerville
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).
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Starkey | Centerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
3,381Highest |
700Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
41.3±2.5 4% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
| Java and Starkey 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% |
22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3 NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Starkey 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 |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
| Java and Centerville 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 |
$145,700±$17k 66% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$744±$96 54% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
| Java and Starkey 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 |
$3,412 48% below NY |
$2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Centerville 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% |
19.7% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Centerville 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 | — | #358 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.