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Orange vs Killingly vs Tolland
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).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Killingly | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Lowest |
17,867Highest |
14,606 |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
| Orange and Tolland 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% |
19.8%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Tolland 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% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Killingly 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% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland 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 |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$133,264±$16k 39% above CT |
| Orange and Tolland 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 |
$288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$365,500±$21k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,680±$119 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$7,403 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Orange 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% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% CT: 66.5% |
71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Tolland 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Killingly High School | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.