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Mohawk 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
Mohawk has the most affordable homes ($175k median).
Orleans has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Mohawk | Orleans |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,560Highest |
2,778Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±5.4Lowest about the NY average |
40.2±5.4Highest about the NY average |
| Orleans and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.3%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mohawk and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mohawk and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,473±$11kHighest 5% below NY |
$77,500±$11kLowest 10% below NY |
| Mohawk and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,700±$37kLowest 59% below NY |
$190,300±$45kHighest 55% below NY |
| Orleans and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $901±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,061±$289Highest 35% below NY |
| Orleans and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,878Highest 41% below NY |
$2,380Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mohawk and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Orleans and Mohawk 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 | #71 of 484 in NY | #212 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.