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Orange vs Hebron vs Windsor Locks
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%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Hebron | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
9,157Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
45.1±2.7 10% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Orange and Hebron 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Hebron 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10k 49% above CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below 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±$15k 5% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$8,263 24% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Lowest 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.8% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | RHAM High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.