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Java vs Thurman vs Warrensburg
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 highest household income ($95k).
Thurman has the most people working from home (19%).
Warrensburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Thurman | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
977Lowest |
3,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
52.7±3.8Highest 32% above NY |
50.1±6 26% above NY |
| Thurman and Warrensburg 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% |
16.8%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Warrensburg 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% |
28.8%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.1% NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Java and Warrensburg 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 |
$58,750±$14kLowest 32% below NY |
$60,907±$12k 29% below NY |
| Java and Warrensburg 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 |
$197,400±$43k 53% below NY |
$167,400±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
| Java and Thurman 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 |
$2,175±$599Highest 34% above NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,368Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,783 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±77.8 NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Thurman 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% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
14.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92.1% NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
19%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Thurman and Warrensburg 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 | — | — | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.5 |
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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.