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Java vs Tupper Lake vs Wethersfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Tupper Lake has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
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 | Tupper Lake | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
5,104Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
47.7±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Tupper Lake and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
18.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java 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% |
25.5%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tupper Lake 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$65,433±$11kLowest 24% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield 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±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$151,300±$29k 64% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$793±$119Lowest 51% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$3,670 44% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±9.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield and Tupper Lake 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% |
17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
15 minLowest 55% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Tupper Lake 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 | — | #459 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NYS OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES · TUPPER LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.