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Suffield vs Willimantic vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k 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 | Suffield | Willimantic | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
18,096Highest |
14,315Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
+2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
| Orange and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
| Orange and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Orange 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — | #38 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT 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.