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Cairo vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($119k 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 | Cairo | Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
1,196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
46.6±6.3Highest 17% above NY |
| Orange and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Orange and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22kHighest 7% below NY |
$60,000±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
| Cairo and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$119,200±$17kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$932±$81Lowest 43% below NY |
| Cairo and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cairo and Orange 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 | #461 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.