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Java vs Wilna vs Warrensburg vs Sheldon
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).
Wilna has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Warrensburg has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Warrensburg | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,049Lowest |
5,677Highest |
3,954 |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
29.1±5.2Lowest 27% below NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Sheldon 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% |
31.3%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Warrensburg 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% |
17.7% NY: 40.2% |
18.9% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.2%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Wilna and Sheldon 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±$11kLowest 30% below NY |
$60,907±$12k 29% below NY |
$71,214±$5k 17% below NY |
| Java and Sheldon 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 |
$137,400±$19kLowest 68% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$946±$47Highest 42% below NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Wilna and Warrensburg 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 |
$2,783 58% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon 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% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
14.7% NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.3% NY: 54.3% |
81.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg 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 | — | #482 of 484 in NY | #314 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| 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.