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Java vs Warrensburg vs Jerusalem vs Arcade
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).
Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Arcade has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Jerusalem | Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
3,954 |
4,278Highest |
4,210 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
46±3.7 16% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Arcade 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% |
18.5%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest 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% |
21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
$86,780±$11k about the NY average |
$62,011±$8k 28% below NY |
| Java and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
$163,900±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$911±$50Highest 44% below NY |
$870±$116 46% below NY |
$813±$152Lowest 50% below NY |
| Warrensburg and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,523Highest 31% below NY |
$4,172 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem and Warrensburg 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
11.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.2% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
24 min 25% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem 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 | — | #260 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| 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.