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Java vs Throop vs Brutus
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).
Throop has the oldest population (median age 52.7).
Brutus has the most renters (25.8% rent).
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 | Throop | Brutus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,651Lowest |
4,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
52.7±3.1Highest 32% above NY |
43.6±3.5Lowest 10% above NY |
| Throop 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% |
15.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Brutus 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% |
23.3%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Throop 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Throop 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 |
$90,268±$15k 5% above NY |
$77,031±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
| Java and Throop 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 |
$185,900±$20k 56% below NY |
$154,900±$14kLowest 63% below NY |
| Java and Throop 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 |
$1,099±$88 32% below NY |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
| Brutus and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,261 35% below NY |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±69.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Throop and Brutus 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% |
5.4% NY: 14% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
93.3% NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Brutus 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 | — | — | #313 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
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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.