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Orleans vs Java vs Alexandria
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Alexandria has the oldest population (median age 49.5).
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 | Orleans | Java | Alexandria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,778 |
2,049Lowest |
3,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.2±5.4Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
49.5±6.8Highest 24% above NY |
| Alexandria and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Orleans and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.4%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Alexandria and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
31.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Java and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,500±$11kLowest 10% below NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$85,020±$20k about the NY average |
| Java and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$45k 55% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$172,500±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
| Java and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,061±$289Highest 35% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$730±$174Lowest 55% below NY |
| Orleans and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,380Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$2,883 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±5.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±10.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.8% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Orleans and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #212 of 484 in NY | — | #303 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.