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Java vs Wethersfield 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 most expensive homes ($224k median).
Wethersfield has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Wethersfield | Gaines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
815Lowest |
3,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
45.5±4.4 14% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Java 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% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Gaines and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
$922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
| Gaines and Wethersfield 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 |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,157 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines and Java 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.