Orange, Connecticut

Community · population 14,280 (2020 Census)

Median home: $491,500
Household income: $142,325
Jan low / Jul high: 18° / 82°
Snow a year: 38 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 4
Median age: 45.6

Orange is a community of 14,280 people, Connecticut. The median home is worth $491,500, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). It ranks more upscale than 81% of Connecticut towns.

How Orange ranks

Percentile among Connecticut towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Connecticut towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Orange is worth $491,500, above the typical Connecticut town ($376,000). Homes cost about 3.5 times the median household income of $142,325, which is more affordable than 56% of Connecticut towns. Median rent is $2,172 a month. 89.2% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Connecticut towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Orange	Typical Connecticut town
Median home value	$491,500	$376,000
Median rent	$2,172	$1,462
Median household income	$142,325	$109,167
Home value ÷ income	3.5×	3.6×
Homeownership	89.2%	80.3%
Median year built	1964	1969
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.8%	—

Who lives in Orange

People	Orange	Typical Connecticut town
Median age	45.6	45.0
Age 65 and over	23.0%	20.6%
Under 18	22.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	45.8%
Below the poverty line	3.9%	5.7%
Veterans	4.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	15.9%	—
Work from home	15.6%	16.8%
Average commute	27.5 min	27.6 min
Homes with broadband	96.0%	93.8%

Weather in Orange

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 18.4°F. About 52.0 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 38.1 inches of snow (typical Connecticut town: 39.0 in). Expect about 10 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 130 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Ansonia 1 Ne station (5.7 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

4 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Orange since 1950, compared with 8 for the typical Connecticut town. 1 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on July 10, 1989 about 5.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 27, 2020.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 13 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on October 4, 2010.

Public schools in Orange

5 public schools with 1,640 students, about 12.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Race Brook School	1-6	383	11.3
Peck Place School	1-6	366	12.2
Amity Middle School: Orange	7-8	359	11.2
Turkey Hill School	1-6	306	11.8
Mary L. Tracy School	PK-K	226	15.1

Towns near Orange

West Haven, CT
3.1 mi · 55,584 people · home $291,700
Derby, CT
4.1 mi · 12,325 people · home $256,700
Milford, CT
4.7 mi · 50,558 people · home $415,200
Ansonia, CT
4.7 mi · 18,918 people · home $287,200
Oronoque, CT
4.8 mi · 3,790 people · home $355,600
New Haven, CT
5.5 mi · 134,023 people · home $287,100
Woodbridge, CT
5.5 mi · 9,087 people · home $588,100
Shelton, CT
6.1 mi · 40,869 people · home $452,600

Orange questions

Is Orange, Connecticut a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Orange scores better for retirees than 19% of Connecticut towns and quieter than 48%. 23.0% of residents are 65 or older (median age 45.6).

How much does a house cost in Orange?

The median owner-occupied home in Orange is valued at $491,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $142,325, so homes cost about 3.5 times income. Median rent is $2,172 a month.

What is the weather like in Orange?

July highs average 82.0°F and January lows 18.4°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 52.0 inches of precipitation a year and 38.1 inches of snow.

Does Orange get tornadoes?

4 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Orange since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on July 10, 1989. The typical Connecticut town has had 8.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Orange's Census boundary (GEOID 0957670). Comparisons use the median of Connecticut towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.