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Tyrone vs Walden vs Orange

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tyrone has the most kids (25.5% under 18).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($119k median).

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.

MeasureTyroneWaldenOrange
People
Population
1,755Highest
1,037Lowest
1,196
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-12.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
37±10.2Lowest
5% below U.S.
48.8±3.2Highest
25% above U.S.
46.6±6.3
20% above U.S.
Walden and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25.5%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18%±4
U.S.: 22%
Tyrone and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.8%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Orange and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Walden and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,083±$17k
11% below U.S.
$88,000±$15kHighest
9% above U.S.
$60,000±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
Walden and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,400±$21k
49% below U.S.
$238,900±$23kHighest
28% below U.S.
$119,200±$17kLowest
64% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,104±$594Highest
22% below U.S.
$900±$136Lowest
36% below U.S.
$932±$81
34% below U.S.
Tyrone and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,870
8% below U.S.
$3,944Highest
26% above U.S.
$2,667Lowest
14% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
30.8%±30.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8
U.S.: 51.1%
66.1%±42.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Orange and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
12.9%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.1%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Walden and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.