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Orangeville vs Seneca 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
Orangeville has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
Sheldon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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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 | Seneca | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,273Lowest |
2,622Highest |
2,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.6±5.2Highest 30% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
48.9±7.6 23% above NY |
| Orangeville and Sheldon 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% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Seneca 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest 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% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Sheldon and Seneca 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 |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
$71,214±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Seneca 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 |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
$175,900±$14k 58% below NY |
| Seneca and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$232 34% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
$818±$84Lowest 50% below NY |
| Seneca and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,919 56% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sheldon and Seneca 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% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca and Orangeville 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.