What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hudson has the most affordable homes ($157k median).

Orland has the most people working from home (17%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hudson	Orland
People
Population	1,305Lowest	1,915Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6%	-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	47.5±6.1Lowest 6% above ME	50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1%	14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Hudson and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4%	27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	31.4%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8%
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,933±$12kLowest 9% below ME	$69,348±$29kHighest 7% below ME
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$157,300±$9kLowest 47% below ME	$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,086±$307Lowest 5% below ME	$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,543Lowest 49% below ME	$2,089Highest 31% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	10.3%±51.4Lowest ME: 48.4%	45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4%
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	7.1%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 24% above ME	40 minHighest 62% above ME
Work from home	8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9%	17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Orland and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.