OronoqueCT
A town of 4,116, settled in 1887.
Is Oronoque a good place to live?
6% of residents are under 18 in Oronoque, where Connecticut’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 22%. Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Oronoque. The biggest park or preserve is Far Mill River Park, at 35 acres. We don’t grade Oronoque yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Oronoque stand out
Where Oronoque beats most towns.
Every workday, about 8,150 people come to Oronoque for work
Where Oronoque’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Yale Bowl and 84 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oronoque. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
28 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
25 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
10 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
23 mi MuseumGlass House
32 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Oronoque: who provides what
Oronoque is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oronoque.
54% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 54% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 6% of residents (20% statewide). 43% of Oronoque adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, against 45% in Connecticut’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
59% women, 41% men
About 69 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 67.5, men 66.1.
| Oronoque | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.8% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.2% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 33.6% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Oronoque has 5.3 jobs for every working resident, and 8,150 people commute in
Most working residents leave Oronoque for work: only 4% work in town. Oronoque’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Oronoque has lost 1,271 jobs, to 8,211 in 2023.
| Oronoque | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Oronoque has four seasons and pleasant summers
Oronoque has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Oronoque than in most of Connecticut or the rest of the country
11% of Oronoque adults binge drink. No town among the 155 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Oronoque. 30% of Oronoque adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Oronoque | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oronoque | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oronoque faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oronoque has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Among 156 Connecticut towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Oronoque.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Far Mill River Park | 0.1 mi | 35 |
| 2. Roosevelt Forest | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Oronoque sells for about $423K at the median
The median rent in Oronoque is $2,278 a month.
| Oronoque | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,278 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oronoque
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Oronoque
About 8 of every 100 Oronoque residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
About Oronoque
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Oronoque is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northern part of the town, bordered to the north by the city of Shelton, to the east by the Housatonic River, and to the south by the Merritt Parkway. Connecticut Route 110 (Main Street) runs north–south through the community. The administrative offices of Sikorsky Aircraft are in the eastern part of the CDP, between Route 110 and the Housatonic River. As of the 2020 census, Oronoque had a population of 3,790. Oronoque was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 52 ft
Oronoque’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Oronoque.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronoque | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stratford | #116 | C+ | C− | B− | C− | A− |
| Shelton | #71 | B+ | D | A− | B− | A |
| Milford | — | — | C− | C+ | — | — |
Oronoque and Milford aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oronoque with a neighbor →
Questions about Oronoque
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oronoque, CT a good place to live?
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