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Holland 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
Holland has the most expensive homes ($265k median).
Java has the most people working from home (9%).
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 | Holland | Java | Orangeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,266Highest |
2,049 |
1,273Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.9±4.2Highest 30% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.6±5.2 30% above NY |
| Holland and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Java and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,198±$18kLowest 23% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$85,563±$24k about the NY average |
| Java and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $265,000±$32kHighest 37% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$148,700±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
| Holland and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $768±$120Lowest 53% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
| Orangeville and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,276Highest 35% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±39.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Holland and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90% 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 | 29 min 12% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Orangeville 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 | #419 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.