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Orient vs Austerlitz

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.8× in Orient) and growth since 2010 (+36.3 pts in Orient).

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Orient, NYHomes around $1.54MNew York · 1,121 people
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Austerlitz, NYOne of the healthiest townsColumbia County · 1,676 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

OrientHomes around $1.54M
Housing$1.54M typical home192% above the NY typical home Outdoors19.7% conserved land5.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Orient →
AusterlitzOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$671K typical home27% above the NY typical home Outdoors18.6% conserved land25 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Austerlitz →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid4.8×
Orient has the more walkable street grid
Orient 10.6Austerlitz 2.2
Growth since 2010+36.3 pts
Orient has grown faster since 2010
Orient +34.5%Austerlitz -1.8%
Home values2.1×
Homes cost more in Orient
Orient $973,700Austerlitz $467,600
Jobs per worker4.3×
Orient is more of a job hub
Orient 1.21Austerlitz 0.28
Trails4.2×
Austerlitz has more miles of trail
Austerlitz 24.9 miOrient 5.9 mi
Seasonal homes+24.3 pts
Orient has more second homes
Orient 46.8%Austerlitz 22.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $4,620 more a month in Orient

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Orient$8,880/mo
Typical home $1.54M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Austerlitz$4,260/mo
Typical home $671K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,429/mo · Housing →

The difference: $4,620 a month, about $55,500 a year, between Orient and Austerlitz.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New York ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–OrientNot graded AAusterlitzHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OrientAusterlitz
Snow a year27″50″
January low23°F14°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)182d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)2nd50th
Outdoors & history
OrientAusterlitz
Trails6 mi25 mi
Conserved land19.7%18.6%
National Register places—7
Community
OrientAusterlitz
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OrientNYAusterlitzColumbia County
Orient ↔ Austerlitz103 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OrientAusterlitz
People
Population 1,121Lowest 1,676Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.5%Highest NY: +4.2% -1.8%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age 64.1±3.9Highest 61% above NY 60.8±3.5Lowest 53% above NY
Orient and Austerlitz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.7%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% 7.9%±2Highest NY: 20.5%
Austerlitz and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 44.7%±10.2Highest NY: 17.9% 44%±7.1Lowest NY: 17.9%
Orient and Austerlitz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% 69.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±3.6Highest NY: 7% 2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%
Orient and Austerlitz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,261±$46kLowest 10% above NY $113,021±$41kHighest 31% above NY
Austerlitz and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $973,700±$107kHighest 130% above NY $467,600±$47kLowest 10% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,429±$323 12% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,151Lowest 7% below NY $6,184Highest 6% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% 43.5%±39.7Lowest NY: 52.1%
Orient and Austerlitz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest NY: 14% 3%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% 93.9%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY 1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 38% below NY 21 minHighest 37% below NY
Work from home 28.7%±15.7Lowest NY: 14.9% 30.5%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9%
Austerlitz and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.4%Highest 6.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.21Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Southold (36%)Ghent (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AusterlitzFew work in Orient
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.7%Highest 18.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miLowest 24.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.6Highest 2.2Lowest
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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