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Orange vs Kent vs Canton
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).
Kent has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Canton has the most affordable homes ($395k 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 | Kent | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
3,056Lowest |
10,144 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±4 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Canton 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% |
30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Kent and Canton 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% |
55.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Kent 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±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average |
$117,991±$20k 23% above CT |
| Orange and Canton 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 |
$470,900±$78k 28% above CT |
$395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT |
| Orange and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,403±$358 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,520Lowest 32% below CT |
$7,232 9% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Canton 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% |
9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4 CT: 16% |
24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Canton and Kent 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 | #20 of 149 in CT | #22 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Kent School District | Canton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Canton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.