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Sardinia vs Java vs Ellenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Sardinia | Java | Ellenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,703Highest |
2,049 |
1,992Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46.7±4.5Highest 17% above NY |
| Ellenburg and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ellenburg and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$73,125±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$19k 48% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$83 47% below NY |
$863±$419Highest 47% below NY |
$801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
| Java and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,412 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 4.5%±28.2 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.2%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ellenburg and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.5 |
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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.