Compare towns
Orange vs Suffield vs West Haven vs Granby
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 expensive homes ($492k median).
West Haven has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).
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 | Suffield | West Haven | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,315 |
15,702 |
55,351Highest |
11,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | 0%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
44.7±3.2 9% above CT |
| Orange and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
21.2%±3.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Granby 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 CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
30.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT |
$120,275±$14k 26% above CT |
| Orange and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$291,700±$9kLowest 20% below CT |
$367,900±$17k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,442±$43 3% below CT |
$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$6,941 4% above CT |
$8,376 26% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8 CT: 52.6% |
29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 14% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
30.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #120 of 149 in CT | #54 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | New Haven School District · West Haven School District | Granby School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | West Haven High School | Granby Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
15.6Highest |
11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.