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Wayne vs Java vs Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 62.6).
Java has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Wayne | Java | Providence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033Lowest |
2,049Highest |
1,971 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
48.9±5.2 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Providence and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,938±$17kLowest 6% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$92,574±$16k 8% above NY |
| Java and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,700±$150k 37% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
| Providence and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$304 36% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
| Providence and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,967Highest 40% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$3,275Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Wayne and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
95.2% NY: 54.3% |
94.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wayne 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.