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Java vs Troupsburg vs Cameron
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).
Troupsburg has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% 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 | Troupsburg | Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,018Lowest |
1,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-21.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.8±4.3Highest 13% above NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
| Troupsburg 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% |
24.5%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.5 NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Troupsburg 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 |
$71,875±$11k 16% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
| Java and Troupsburg 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 |
$130,100±$24k 69% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$775±$274Lowest 52% below NY |
$975±$733Highest 40% below NY |
| Cameron and Java 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 |
$2,563Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,735 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
15.4%±94.8 NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Troupsburg 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% |
12.5% NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±4 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Troupsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.