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Orange vs Springfield vs Warren
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 ($246k median).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
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.
| Measure | Orange | Springfield | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,573Highest |
1,122Lowest |
5,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2 7% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Springfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Springfield 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warren and Orange 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 31% below U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$66,082±$6k 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,900±$18kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$333,700±$35k about the U.S. average |
| Springfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Highest 22% below U.S. |
$890±$174 37% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,530 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±11.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 24% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Warren 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 | — | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.