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Java vs Warsaw vs Seneca
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 expensive homes ($224k median).
Warsaw has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Warsaw | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
5,288Highest |
2,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.9±6.1Highest 25% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Warsaw and Seneca 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% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Seneca 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% |
26.2%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Warsaw and Seneca 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% |
15.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.8 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Warsaw 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 |
$56,894±$5kLowest 34% below NY |
$90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$153,000±$25kLowest 64% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Java and Seneca 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 |
$907±$92 44% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$3,791Highest 42% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.5%±14.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Warsaw and Seneca 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% |
20%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
57.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Java 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 | — | #255 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WARSAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.