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Orange vs Kent 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 kids (22.9% under 18).
Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Milford has the most affordable homes ($417k 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 | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315 |
3,056Lowest |
52,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT |
46.6±1.4 13% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.2%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Kent 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% |
55.5% CT: 42.5% |
50.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±0.7Lowest 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 |
$110,669±$7k 16% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$470,900±$78k 28% above CT |
$416,800±$9kLowest 14% 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 |
$1,882±$80 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,520Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,694 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.3%±7.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Milford 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% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
20 minLowest 23% below CT |
25 min 4% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±1.8 CT: 16% |
| Kent and Milford 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 | #98 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Kent School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Jonathan Law High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.8 |
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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.