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Java vs Orange vs Scipio
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
Scipio has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Java | Orange | Scipio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,196Lowest |
1,497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-10.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
46.6±6.3Highest 17% above NY |
36.4±9.3Lowest 9% below NY |
| Orange and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Scipio and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Orange and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Scipio and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$60,000±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$76,618±$7k 11% below NY |
| Java and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$119,200±$17kLowest 72% below NY |
$192,200±$22k 55% below NY |
| Java and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$888±$102 45% below NY |
| Orange and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,840Highest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.8%±53.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.7%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Scipio and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.