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Phelps vs Orleans vs Bethany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phelps has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Orleans has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Bethany has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Phelps | Orleans | Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,254 |
2,778Highest |
1,754Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.5±1.2Lowest 3% below NY |
40.2±5.4Highest about the NY average |
38.8±3.9 about the NY average |
| Orleans and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±5.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Orleans and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.5% NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,083±$12kLowest 17% below NY |
$77,500±$11kHighest 10% below NY |
$75,859±$16k 12% below NY |
| Orleans and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,400±$11kLowest 60% below NY |
$190,300±$45kHighest 55% below NY |
$170,600±$14k 60% below NY |
| Orleans and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$170Highest 31% below NY |
$1,061±$289 35% below NY |
$887±$196Lowest 45% below NY |
| Phelps and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,931 40% below NY |
$2,380Lowest 64% below NY |
$4,205Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±5.7 NY: 52.1% |
40.3%±28.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Phelps and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Orleans and Phelps 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 | #197 of 484 in NY | #212 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.