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Java vs Orangeville vs Pike
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 the most people working from home (9%).
Orangeville has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Pike has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Orangeville | Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049Highest |
1,273 |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
48.3±4.4 21% above NY |
| Orangeville and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6 NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Java and Pike 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 |
$85,563±$24k about the NY average |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
| Java and Orangeville 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 |
$148,700±$41k 65% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% 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 | $3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
$2,947 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.8% NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90% NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Orangeville 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.