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Outdoors in Orange
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1980
Montpelier, lifelong home of James Madison, 1980
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Willston
Williston is a historic home and farm complex located near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a two-story, three-bay, Italianate style brick dwelling.
About Orange
Town in Virginia, United StatesOrange is a town and the county seat of Orange County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,880 at the 2020 census, representing a 3.4% increase since the 2010 census. Orange is 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Charlottesville, 88 miles (142 km) southwest of Washington, D.C., and 4 miles (6 km) east of Founding Father and fourth U.S. president James Madison's plantation of Montpelier.
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Housing in Orange
The typical Orange home is worth about $344,000, up 2.1% in a year, 17% below the Virginia typical home.
Safety in Orange
Safety Grade C+
Orange reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less.
Work & commute in Orange
Full picture →About one in 5 of Orange’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Culpeper (5%), Charlottesville (5%) and University of Virginia (2%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Health in Orange
Health Grade C
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Virginia
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Orange
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Orange
Full climate →Orange has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Orange
All Orange schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Orange’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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