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Webster vs Orange vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Orange has the highest household income ($142k).
Pomfret has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Webster | Orange | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
14,315 |
4,317Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.6±2.4 17% above U.S. |
45.9±3.7Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pomfret and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$142,325±$10kHighest 76% above U.S. |
$108,476±$8k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$491,500±$17kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$409,100±$28k 23% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$2,172±$161Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,210±$300Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$8,988Highest 188% above U.S. |
$5,903 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±12.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±15.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Orange and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Pomfret 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #38 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Webster | — | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.