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Orange vs Trumbull vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trumbull has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Trumbull | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Lowest |
37,281Highest |
14,315Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
41.7±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Trumbull 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% |
18.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
$142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT |
| Trumbull 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±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
$491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Lowest 46% above CT |
$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT |
$2,172±$161Lowest 46% above CT |
| Trumbull 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,988Lowest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Lowest 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 minLowest 4% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Trumbull School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Trumbull High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.