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Orangeville vs Java vs Petersburgh
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 the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k 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 | Orangeville | Java | Petersburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,273Lowest |
2,049Highest |
1,310 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
51.3±6.3 29% above NY |
| Orangeville and Petersburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Orangeville 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% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Petersburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Java and Petersburgh 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$77,692±$15kLowest 10% below NY |
| Java 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±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$170,300±$23k 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$232 34% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,100±$630Highest 32% below NY |
| Petersburgh and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,919Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,223 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±42.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Petersburgh and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Petersburgh 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.