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Scio vs Orange vs Diana
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scio has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Orange has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Diana has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.8%).
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 | Scio | Orange | Diana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
1,196Lowest |
1,383 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.9% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.4±10.3Highest 19% above NY |
46.6±6.3Lowest 17% above NY |
47.2±6.4 19% above NY |
| Scio and Diana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Diana and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
12.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
0.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Scio and Diana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,426±$11kHighest 27% below NY |
$60,000±$9k 30% below NY |
$58,929±$10kLowest 31% below NY |
| Scio and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$27kLowest 72% below NY |
$119,200±$17k 72% below NY |
$123,500±$12kHighest 71% below NY |
| Diana and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$158 47% below NY |
$932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$844±$65Lowest 48% below NY |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,227Highest 51% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$1,977Lowest 70% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±34.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±34.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Diana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
12.7% NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Orange and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | HARRISVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.