Compare towns
Arkwright vs Pomfret vs Orangeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Orangeville has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Arkwright | Pomfret | Orangeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
12,795Highest |
1,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2 28% above NY |
37.5±4Lowest 6% below NY |
51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% NY: 40.2% |
41.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
22.5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
$57,746±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$85,563±$24k about the NY average |
| Arkwright and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30k 60% below NY |
$185,400±$19kHighest 56% below NY |
$148,700±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
| Pomfret and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689 46% below NY |
$866±$43Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 43% below NY |
$4,459Highest 32% below NY |
$2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2 NY: 52.1% |
60.1%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pomfret and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
22.6%Highest NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
63.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pomfret and Arkwright 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 | — | #211 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.