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Bolton vs Orange vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
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 | Bolton | Orange | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,853Lowest |
14,315 |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Orange and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4 CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,364±$19k 32% above CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
| Orange and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,600±$17k about the CT average |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,091 22% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±30.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bolton and Orange 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 | #79 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bolton School District | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Bolton High School | None in town | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.