What stands out worked out from the figures below

Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).

Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Orange	Belvidere
People
Population	320Lowest	422Highest
Median age	41.3±9.1Highest 6% above U.S.	40.7±6.5Lowest 5% above U.S.
	Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22%	22%±4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Belvidere and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2%	8.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Orange and Belvidere 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.	$81,563±$18kLowest about the U.S. average
	Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$302,600±$35kHighest 9% below U.S.	$239,200±$51kLowest 28% below U.S.
	Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,542±$1k 9% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,132Highest 65% above U.S.	$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	66.7%±53.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Belvidere 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%	5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	86.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Lowest 6 yrs newer than U.S.	1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 6% above U.S.	38 minHighest 42% above U.S.
Work from home	20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1%	9.4%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Orange and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.