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Newark vs Orange vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Orange has the most renters (30% rent).
East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k 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 | Newark | Orange | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
7,573Highest |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
41.8±2.2 7% above U.S. |
47±11.8Highest 21% above U.S. |
| East Haven and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±11.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| East Haven and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$55,824±$10k 31% below U.S. |
$38,438±$31kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 31% below U.S. |
$245,900±$18kHighest 26% below U.S. |
$146,900±$65kLowest 56% below U.S. |
| Orange and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
$775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 21% above U.S. |
$4,136Highest 33% above U.S. |
$2,364Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| East Haven and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
16%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
70%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±7.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newark and East Haven 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 | — | #275 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.