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Orange vs Redding vs Orange vs Milford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Redding | Orange | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,315 |
8,780Lowest |
14,315 |
52,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | — | -1.4%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
46.6±1.4 13% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding 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% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.4% CT: 42.5% |
50.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
$110,669±$7kLowest 16% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17k 34% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$491,500±$17k 34% above CT |
$416,800±$9kLowest 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,882±$80Lowest 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988 35% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,988 35% above CT |
$6,694Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
51.3%±7.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
75.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
25 minLowest 4% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #98 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District |
| High school in town | — | Joel Barlow High School | None in town | Jonathan Law High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.