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Orange vs Tyrone vs Windham
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 affordable homes ($119k median).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k 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 | Orange | Tyrone | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
1,755Highest |
1,432 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.3 17% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Windham 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% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Orange 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% |
21.6% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Tyrone 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 |
$72,083±$17k 16% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
| Windham and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,200±$17kLowest 72% below NY |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$81 43% below NY |
$1,104±$594Highest 32% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Tyrone and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,870 56% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±42.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Tyrone 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.