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Pike vs Java vs Waverly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pike has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
Waverly has the most affordable homes ($107k median).
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 | Pike | Java | Waverly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 812 |
2,049Highest |
794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.1±11.1 16% above NY |
| Pike and Waverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15%±6.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±6 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
33.9%±5.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Waverly and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.4%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Waverly and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$11k 17% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$56,875±$22kLowest 34% below NY |
| Java and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,100±$18k 70% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$106,700±$27kLowest 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$762 50% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$678±$68Lowest 58% below NY |
| Java and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947 55% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38%±35 NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Waverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 33% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Waverly 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.