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Deep River Center vs Orange vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deep River Center has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Orange has the most homeowners (89.2%).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($764k 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.
| Measure | Deep River Center | Orange | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,407Lowest |
14,315Highest |
4,224 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
44.2±9.9Lowest 8% above CT |
| Deep River Center and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±6.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Salisbury and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
58.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$124,256±$26k 30% above CT |
| Orange and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,600±$36kLowest 9% below CT |
$491,500±$17k 34% above CT |
$763,700±$121kHighest 108% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,242±$224Lowest 17% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,846±$736 24% above CT |
| Orange and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,194 22% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$5,125Lowest 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.9%±23.6 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
23.2%±11.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
68.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 1 yr older than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
| Work from home | 22%±8.4 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
28%±8Highest CT: 16% |
| Salisbury and Deep River Center 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 | — | #38 of 149 in CT | #19 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Salisbury School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.