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Summit vs Orange vs Minerva
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the highest household income ($74k).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
Minerva has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Summit | Orange | Minerva |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976 |
1,196Highest |
836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3 40% above NY |
46.6±6.3Lowest 17% above NY |
56.2±5.7Highest 41% above NY |
| Minerva and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Orange and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
35.8%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Summit and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26kHighest 13% below NY |
$60,000±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$67,303±$9k 22% below NY |
| Summit and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29k 65% below NY |
$119,200±$17kLowest 72% below NY |
$171,800±$22kHighest 59% below NY |
| Minerva and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$784±$102Lowest 52% below NY |
| Orange and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,608 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±74.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 3% above NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Minerva and Orange 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.