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Warrensburg vs Java vs Mexico
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).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
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 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,954 |
2,049Lowest |
5,276Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
49.1±5.5 23% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Mexico 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% |
18.1%±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% |
22.1%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Mexico 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% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Warrensburg 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 |
$59,081±$13kLowest 31% 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 |
$164,800±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$50Highest 44% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$889±$60 45% below NY |
| Warrensburg and Mexico 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 |
$4,112Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg 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 | #314 of 484 in NY | — | #351 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.5Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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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.