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Canton vs Lyme vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most affordable homes ($395k median).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
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 | Canton | Lyme | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144 |
2,303Lowest |
14,315Highest |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Orange and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$491,500±$17k 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,719±$1k 16% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
| Orange and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232Lowest 9% above CT |
$7,328 10% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Canton 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 | #22 of 149 in CT | — | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canton School District | Regional School District 18 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 |
| High school in town | Canton High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.