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Orange vs Redding vs Monroe
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Redding | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315 |
8,780Lowest |
18,949Highest |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding 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% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$157,250±$12k 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$503,200±$31k 37% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$2,101±$304 41% above CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
| Orange and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Lowest 35% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% CT: 10% |
4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6% CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
34 min 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Joel Barlow High School | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.