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Orange vs Old Lyme vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Lyme has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Old Lyme | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
7,679Lowest |
14,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Orange 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% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Old Lyme 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% |
56.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$131,899±$11kLowest 38% above CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$484,200±$21kLowest 32% above CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Lowest 46% above CT |
$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$2,172±$161Lowest 46% above CT |
| Old Lyme and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,284Lowest 5% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±17.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Old Lyme 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 | #10 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Regional School District 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.