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Union vs Orange vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
Woodstock has the most renters (16.9% rent).
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 | Union | Orange | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 944Lowest |
14,315Highest |
8,319 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT |
49.3±5.9 20% above CT |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
22.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
47.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$112,011±$21k 17% above CT |
| Orange and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$417,200±$22k 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793Lowest 28% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$5,357 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
83.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
28 minLowest 4% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
| Orange and Woodstock 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 | — | #38 of 149 in CT | #85 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Union School District | — | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | The Woodstock Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 16.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.