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Bennington vs Java 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
Bennington has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Java has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Bennington | Java | Orangeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,220Highest |
2,049 |
1,273Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.8 17% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Orangeville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,050±$10k 4% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$85,563±$24kLowest about the NY average |
| Java and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,400±$24kHighest 42% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$148,700±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
| Bennington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$344 42% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
| Orangeville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,591Highest 30% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.4%±29Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bennington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bennington 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.