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Huron vs Orleans vs Rose

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 most expensive homes ($233k median).
Orleans has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Rose has the most affordable homes ($134k 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.

MeasureHuronOrleansRose
People
Population
2,240
2,778Highest
2,126Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
0%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-3.3%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
39.2±3.8
about the NY average
40.2±5.4Highest
about the NY average
38.8±6.8Lowest
about the NY average
Orleans and Huron 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%
27.4%±5.5Highest
NY: 20.5%
25.9%±3.7
NY: 20.5%
Orleans and Rose 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%
22.7%±4.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
19.2%±4.1Lowest
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%
24.5%
NY: 40.2%
19.7%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±0.7Lowest
NY: 7%
1.4%±1.1Highest
NY: 7%
1.3%±1.5
NY: 7%
Orleans and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$90,000±$10kHighest
5% above NY
$77,500±$11k
10% below NY
$76,200±$11kLowest
11% below NY
Huron and Orleans 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
$190,300±$45k
55% below NY
$133,800±$29kLowest
68% below NY
Huron and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,233±$778
24% below NY
$1,061±$289Lowest
35% below NY
$1,430±$252Highest
12% below NY
Rose and Huron 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
$2,380Lowest
64% below NY
$2,434
63% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
57.7%±50.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
50.6%±5.7
NY: 52.1%
31.6%±31.5Lowest
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%
8%Lowest
NY: 14%
8.1%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83%Highest
NY: 54.3%
78.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
82%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960
1 yr newer than NY
1970Highest
11 yrs newer than NY
1951Lowest
8 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
15% below NY
21 minLowest
36% below NY
26 min
21% below NY
Work from home
8%±3.8
NY: 14.9%
18.2%±13.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
5.3%±3.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Orleans and Huron 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 — — NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.8
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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.