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Huron vs Berlin vs Orleans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huron has the highest household income ($90k).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 41.3).
Orleans has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Huron | Berlin | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,240 |
1,960Lowest |
2,778Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
41.3±5.3Highest 4% above NY |
40.2±5.4 about the NY average |
| Berlin and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Orleans and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Huron 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% |
24.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$10kHighest 5% above NY |
$80,313±$25k 7% below NY |
$77,500±$11kLowest 10% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$21kHighest 45% below NY |
$214,600±$22k 49% below NY |
$190,300±$45kLowest 55% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$1,160±$309 28% below NY |
$1,061±$289Lowest 35% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% below NY |
$3,518 47% below NY |
$2,380Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.7%±17.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±5.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±7.2 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Orleans and Berlin 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 | — | — | #212 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.