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Sardinia vs Java vs Yorkshire

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).
Yorkshire has the most affordable homes ($113k 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.

MeasureSardiniaJavaYorkshire
People
Population
2,703
2,049Lowest
3,779Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-4.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-2.2%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42.5±7.5Lowest
7% above NY
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
44.5±7.3Highest
12% above NY
Yorkshire 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%
20.9%±4.7
NY: 20.5%
Sardinia and Yorkshire 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%
27.1%±5.6Highest
NY: 17.9%
Yorkshire 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%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
NY: 7%
3%±2.4
NY: 7%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
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
$48,097±$10kLowest
44% 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
$112,900±$34kLowest
73% 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
$819±$113Lowest
49% 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
$3,080
53% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
4.5%±28.2
NY: 52.1%
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
43.4%±7.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line
12.4%
NY: 14%
3.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
19%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.8%
NY: 54.3%
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
76.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961
2 yrs newer than NY
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1974Highest
15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
10% below NY
27 minLowest
17% below NY
27 minLowest
17% below NY
Work from home
10.2%±6.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
9%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
4.6%±3.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Sardinia 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 — — #111 of 484 in NY
School district — — YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.0
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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.