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Orange vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Bridgewater has the most people working from home (25.2%).
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 | Orange | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
1,658Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,467±$233Lowest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,869Lowest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.