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Orange vs Halifax vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Halifax | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573 |
7,748Highest |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
0% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
41.9±4.7 5% above MA |
51.4±7.3Highest 29% above MA |
| Warwick and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.1% MA: 47.3% |
40.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Halifax and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
$118,556±$11kHighest 14% above MA |
$93,333±$22k 10% below MA |
| Halifax and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
$481,500±$51kHighest 14% below MA |
$349,400±$34k 38% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
$1,804±$375Highest about the MA average |
$1,367±$163 22% below MA |
| Halifax and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136Lowest 31% below MA |
$6,840Highest 14% above MA |
$4,380 27% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9 MA: 51.8% |
45.6%±37.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Halifax and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 13% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
40 minHighest 37% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.9%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
22.4%±6.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Warwick and Halifax 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #120 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Halifax | Warwick |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.