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Java vs Wethersfield vs Knox 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 homeowners (95.2%).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Knox has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Seneca has the oldest housing (typical home built 1945).
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 | Knox | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049 |
815Lowest |
2,559 |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
49.8±6.7Highest 25% above NY |
44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
| Knox and Wethersfield 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% |
17.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 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% |
20.2%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Seneca and Knox 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% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Knox 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±$14k 12% above NY |
$124,083±$14kHighest 44% above NY |
$90,658±$21kLowest 5% above NY |
| Knox and Wethersfield 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 |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$299,800±$37kHighest 29% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
$1,125±$44 31% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Knox 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 |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,451Highest 32% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
53.8%±34Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Knox and Wethersfield 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%Highest NY: 14% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.8% NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.5%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Knox and Seneca 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.