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Huron vs Orleans vs Wolcott
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%).
Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($88k 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 | Huron | Orleans | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,240Lowest |
2,778 |
3,971Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
40.2±5.4 about the NY average |
42.1±5.1Highest 6% above NY |
| Wolcott 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% |
27.4%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Orleans and Wolcott 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% |
20.3%±5Lowest 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% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wolcott and Orleans 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 |
$54,569±$10kLowest 37% 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 |
$87,500±$16kLowest 79% 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±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$1,061±$289 35% below NY |
$667±$106Lowest 59% below NY |
| Huron and Orleans 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 |
$2,486 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.7%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Wolcott 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% |
20.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.8% NY: 54.3% |
77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.2%±2.8Lowest 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 | #367 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | RED CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.