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Windsor vs Beecher Falls 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

Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBeecher FallsOrange
People
Population
254
67Lowest
320Highest
Median age
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
57.5±2.6Highest
48% above U.S.
41.3±9.1
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
9%±40.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±5.6
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
32.8%±43.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
Beecher Falls and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
12.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$103,750±$40k
29% above U.S.
$26,042±$24kLowest
68% below U.S.
$118,750±$39kHighest
47% above U.S.
Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
$98,100±$36kLowest
71% below U.S.
$302,600±$35k
9% below U.S.
Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381
8% above U.S.
$2,438Lowest
22% below U.S.
$5,132Highest
65% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1950Lowest
30 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
—
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5
U.S.: 15.1%
0%±27.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.8%±8.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.