What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).

Orange has the most affordable 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Woodbridge	Orange
People
Population	9,073Lowest	14,315Highest
Median age	48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT	45.6±2.4Lowest 11% above CT
	Woodbridge and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	22.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Woodbridge and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%	23%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Woodbridge and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	59.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Orange and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT	$142,325±$10kLowest 49% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT	$491,500±$17kLowest 34% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,808±$110Lowest 22% above CT	$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$8,988Lowest 35% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6%	64%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Woodbridge and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	3.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	89.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below CT	28 minHighest 4% above CT
Work from home	17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Woodbridge 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	#16 of 149 in CT	#38 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District	Orange School District · Regional School District 05
High school in town	Amity Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1	—
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Old photos in History	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.