What stands out worked out from the figures below

Orange has the most homeowners (89.2%).

Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Orange	Simsbury
People
Population	14,315Lowest	25,066Highest
Median age	45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT	42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average
	Orange and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Simsbury and Orange 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%	18.5%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	71.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Orange and Simsbury 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	$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT
	Simsbury and Orange 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	$443,500±$11kLowest 21% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,172±$161Lowest 46% above CT	$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT
	Simsbury and Orange 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	$9,115Highest 37% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6%	48%±8.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Orange and Simsbury 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%	4.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT	1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above CT	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%	27.1%±3Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#38 of 149 in CT	#13 of 149 in CT
School district	Orange School District · Regional School District 05	Simsbury School District
High school in town	None in town	Simsbury High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.9
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Old photos in History	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.