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Orange vs Windham vs Howard
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Howard has the shortest commute (23 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 | Orange | Windham | Howard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
1,432Highest |
1,254 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.3Lowest 17% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
49.1±3.1 23% above NY |
| Windham and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Orange and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Howard 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 |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$73,906±$5k 14% below NY |
| Windham and Howard 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 |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$128,100±$25k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$775±$242Lowest 52% below NY |
| Orange and Windham 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 |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$2,605Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±42.6 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.9%±64.3Lowest 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% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Orange 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.