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Orange vs Barnet vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($119k).
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Barnet | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
1,855Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
47.7±5.3Highest 23% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Barnet and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Barnet and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Barnet and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
$247,900±$24kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $974±$72 31% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 65% above U.S. |
$4,489Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.3%±29.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Barnet and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.