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Orangeville vs Eagle vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orangeville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.3%).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Orangeville | Eagle | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,273Highest |
1,231 |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Orangeville and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,563±$24k about the NY average |
$72,778±$19kLowest 15% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,700±$41k 65% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
| Eagle and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Orangeville and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,919Highest 56% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Wethersfield 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.