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Russia vs Java vs Wales
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%).
Wales has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Russia | Java | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,272 |
2,049Lowest |
3,015Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±2.9Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
43.9±6.6Lowest 10% above NY |
| Java and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.2%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wales and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wales and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Russia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,116±$17kLowest about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$88,590±$19k 3% above NY |
| Java and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,200±$44k 45% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$244,800±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
| Wales and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$325 45% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$950±$503Highest 41% below NY |
| Wales and Russia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,939Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,782Highest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.5%±27.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Russia and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 same as NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.2%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Wales 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 | — | — | #321 of 484 in NY |
| School district | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.