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Orange vs Deep River Center
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 highest household income ($142k).
Deep River Center has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Deep River Center |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
2,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
49±3.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Deep River Center and Orange 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%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.6%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Deep River Center 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 CT: 42.5% |
45%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$334,600±$36kLowest 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,242±$224Lowest 17% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$5,194Lowest 22% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.9%±23.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Deep River Center 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% |
10.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
20 minLowest 25% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
22%±8.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Deep River Center and Orange 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 | — |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | — |
| 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.