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Middlebury vs Orange vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).
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 | Middlebury | Orange | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807Lowest |
14,315Highest |
10,144 |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±4 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+ | 22.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Canton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlebury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26k 39% above CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT |
| Orange and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23k 30% above CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT |
| Orange and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,403±$358 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434 27% above CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$7,232Lowest 9% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.9%±28.9 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 | 5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #22 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Canton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Canton High School |
| 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.