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Deerfield vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Orange has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Deerfield | Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,158Lowest |
7,573Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Deerfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,136±$14kHighest about the MA average |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $414,900±$37kHighest 26% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,334±$318Highest 24% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest about the MA average |
$4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Orange and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 40% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #156 of 282 in MA | #275 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Deerfield · Frontier | Orange · Ralph C Mahar |
| High school in town | Frontier Regional | Ralph C Mahar Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.