ZIP Code 04451

Orient, in ZIP code 04451, sits in working-class territory, with a median household income of $31,957 and per-capita income of $24,502. Homes here carry a median value of $67,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.12% means a house at that value generates roughly $750 in annual taxes. Sales tax runs 5.50%. Incomes and property values both trail statewide norms, marking this as a lower-income area where tax obligations, though not steep in dollar terms, take a meaningful share of earnings.