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Orange vs Millbury vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millbury has the most renters (24.6% rent).
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 | Millbury | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
13,961Lowest |
14,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
42.6±3.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
45.6±2.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$118,790±$13kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$450,100±$19kLowest 35% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,623±$232Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$5,406Lowest 73% above U.S. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #202 of 282 in MA | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Millbury | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Millbury Junior/Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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U.S. 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.