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Java vs Union Vale vs Buchanan
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 affordable homes ($224k median).
Union Vale has the most kids (26% under 18).
Buchanan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Union Vale | Buchanan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
4,567Highest |
2,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.7±4.4 about the NY average |
38.5±3.5Lowest 3% below NY |
| Java and Union Vale 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% |
26%±7.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Union Vale and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Buchanan 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% |
42.9% NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±2.3 NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Buchanan and Union Vale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kLowest 11% above NY |
$102,888±$22k 20% above NY |
$128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
| Buchanan and Union Vale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$490,900±$45k 16% above NY |
$525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
| Buchanan and Union Vale 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 |
$2,167±$2kHighest 34% above NY |
$1,953±$836 20% above NY |
| Union Vale and Buchanan 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 |
$9,469 44% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±20.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
34%±23 NY: 52.1% |
| Union Vale and Buchanan 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% |
7.7%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.8% NY: 54.3% |
87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
40 minHighest 24% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±5.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Union Vale and Buchanan 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 | — | #89 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.