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Orangeville vs Java vs Solon vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Solon has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sheldon has the most renters (18.4% rent).
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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 | Solon | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,273 |
2,049 |
899Lowest |
2,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.6±5.2 30% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
52±6.6Highest 31% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Solon and Orangeville 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% |
17.1%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest 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% |
24.2%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
25%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Orangeville and Sheldon 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% |
17.2% NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.9%±2 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Java 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 |
$80,000±$19k 7% below NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% 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 |
$148,700±$21kLowest 65% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$232Highest 34% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,000±$652 38% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Orangeville and Solon 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 |
$3,455 48% below NY |
$3,037 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4 NY: 52.1% |
36.1%±72.8 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Solon 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% |
7.3% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.6% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±4 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Java and Solon 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.