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Wethersfield vs Warrensburg vs Java
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Warrensburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k 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 | Wethersfield | Warrensburg | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
3,954Highest |
2,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4 16% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
| Warrensburg and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Warrensburg and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% NY: 40.2% |
18.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$60,907±$12kLowest 29% below NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,787 58% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Warrensburg and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 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 | — |
| School district | — | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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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.