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Warrensburg vs Java vs Candor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warrensburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Candor has the most affordable homes ($135k 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 | Warrensburg | Java | Candor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,954 |
2,049Lowest |
5,051Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.3±3.3 24% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Candor and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.1%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Candor and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,907±$12k 29% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$49,036±$4kLowest 43% below NY |
| Java and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$135,100±$49kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$50Highest 44% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$837±$95Lowest 48% below NY |
| Warrensburg and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,355Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.7%±16.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Candor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Candor and Warrensburg 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 | #314 of 484 in NY | — | #453 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CANDOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 9.2Highest |
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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.