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Orange vs Gilman 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 most people working from home (20.8%).
Gilman has the most affordable homes ($99k median).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k 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.
| Measure | Orange | Gilman | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Highest |
165Lowest |
299 |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
56.2±6Highest 44% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Gilman and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±17.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Roxbury 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% |
29.1%±16.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gilman 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% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±7.8Lowest 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. |
$57,788±$32kLowest 28% 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. |
$98,500±$46kLowest 70% 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 | — | $1,279±$700 9% below U.S. |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 65% above U.S. |
$2,806Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.9%±69.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gilman 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% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
— | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
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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.