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Roxbury vs Middlesex vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Roxbury | Middlesex | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
1,943Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Orange and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 86% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$5,132Lowest 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.