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Java vs Wilna vs Carthage
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 people working from home (9%).
Wilna has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Carthage has the most renters (56.6% rent).
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 | Wilna | Carthage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
5,677Highest |
3,510 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8% NY: +4.2% |
-13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
29.1±5.2 27% below NY |
27.3±5.6Lowest 31% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
31.5%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Carthage and Wilna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Wilna and Carthage 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 |
$60,213±$11k 30% below NY |
$58,125±$9kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$137,400±$19k 68% below NY |
$131,200±$22kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$946±$47Highest 42% below NY |
$913±$91 44% below NY |
| Wilna and Carthage 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 |
$2,747Lowest 58% below NY |
$2,943 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±13Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Carthage and Wilna 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% |
19.2% NY: 14% |
25.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.8% NY: 54.3% |
43.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wilna 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 | — | #482 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.