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Orange vs Scio vs Genesee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Scio has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Genesee has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.5%).
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 | Orange | Scio | Genesee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
1,495Highest |
1,492 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-11.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.3 17% above NY |
47.4±10.3Highest 19% above NY |
44.9±9.2Lowest 13% above NY |
| Scio and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Genesee and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.7% NY: 40.2% |
20.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5 NY: 7% |
5.2%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Genesee and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$62,426±$11k 27% below NY |
$66,442±$8kHighest 23% below NY |
| Genesee and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,200±$17kHighest 72% below NY |
$117,100±$27k 72% below NY |
$104,600±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$863±$158 47% below NY |
$831±$191Lowest 49% below NY |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667 59% below NY |
$3,227Highest 51% below NY |
$2,613Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±34.3 NY: 52.1% |
42.4%±28.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
14.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Orange and Scio 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.