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Orange vs Upton vs Woodbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($492k median).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
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 | Upton | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,315Highest |
8,189Lowest |
9,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
48.7±2.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbridge 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Woodbridge 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 76% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33k 93% above U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41k 73% above U.S. |
$588,100±$40kHighest 77% above U.S. |
| Woodbridge and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,808±$110 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988 188% above U.S. |
$8,376Lowest 169% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Woodbridge 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 | #46 of 282 in MA | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.