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Seneca vs Java vs Pike
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seneca has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Pike has the most affordable homes ($129k 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 | Seneca | Java | Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
2,049 |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±6.2 12% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Pike and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pike and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Java and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,658±$21k 5% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
| Java and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
| Seneca and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,947 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Java 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.