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Orange vs Hebron vs Milford
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).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Milford has the most renters (24.2% rent).
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 | Hebron | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315 |
9,157Lowest |
52,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 10% above CT |
46.6±1.4Highest 13% above CT |
| Milford 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% |
20.8%±3.3 CT: 20.2% |
17.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Hebron 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% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Milford 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% |
52.7% CT: 42.5% |
50.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Hebron 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±$10k 49% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$110,669±$7kLowest 16% above CT |
| Hebron 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±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$385,800±$15kLowest 5% above CT |
$416,800±$9k 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,635±$241Lowest 10% above CT |
$1,882±$80 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$8,263 24% above CT |
$6,694Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
51.3%±7.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Hebron 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% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
5.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
75.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
25 minLowest 4% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT | #98 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | RHAM High School | Jonathan Law High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.