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Java vs Warrensburg vs Gaines
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).
Warrensburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Warrensburg | Gaines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,954Highest |
3,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
45.5±4.4 14% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Gaines 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% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest 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% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Warrensburg 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% |
18.9% NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Gaines 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±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,907±$12k 29% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% 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 |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
$125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
$922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
| Gaines and Warrensburg 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 |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,157 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Gaines 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% |
14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines 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.