What stands out worked out from the figures below

Java has the most people working from home (9%).

Victory has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Java	Victory
People
Population	2,049Highest	1,907Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2%	-0.5%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY	31±5.7Lowest 22% below NY
Kids under 18	20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5%	35.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5%
Age 65+	19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9%	13.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.6%Highest NY: 40.2%	15.6%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3%±2.4Highest NY: 7%	2.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7%
	Java and Victory 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	$71,071±$5kLowest 17% below NY
	Java and Victory 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	$165,200±$15kLowest 61% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY	$1,066±$164Highest 34% below NY
	Victory 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	$2,623Lowest 60% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1%	40.4%±50.8Highest NY: 52.1%
	Victory and Java 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%	6.3%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.2%Highest NY: 54.3%	91%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY	1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 17% below NY	35 minHighest 7% above NY
Work from home	9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9%	3.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Java and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.