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Milford vs Orange vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milford has the most affordable homes ($417k median).
Orange has the most homeowners (89.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Milford | Orange | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 52,684Highest |
14,315 |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±1.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
| Milford and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,669±$7kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$142,325±$10k 76% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Upton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $416,800±$9kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17k 48% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,882±$80 33% above U.S. |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,694Lowest 115% above U.S. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$8,376 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Milford 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 | #98 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Jonathan Law High School | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.