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Orange vs Killingworth vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Killingworth | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
6,240Lowest |
14,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Killingworth 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% |
55.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$140,655±$16kLowest 47% above CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$446,200±$56kLowest 22% above CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161 46% above CT |
— | $2,172±$161 46% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,550Lowest about the CT average |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
24 minLowest 10% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Killingworth 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 | #29 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Regional School District 17 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.