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Orange vs Millis vs Milford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Milford has the most affordable homes ($417k 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 | Orange | Millis | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315 |
8,888Lowest |
52,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
46.4±3 19% above U.S. |
46.6±1.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Milford and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±0.7 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 | $142,325±$10k 76% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$110,669±$7kLowest 37% above U.S. |
| Millis and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17k 48% above U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$416,800±$9kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,696±$279Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$1,882±$80 33% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988 188% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$6,694Lowest 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±1.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Milford and Millis 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #63 of 282 in MA | #98 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Millis | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | Jonathan Law High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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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.