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Bradford vs Orange vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the most renters (14.6% rent).
Orange has the youngest population (median age 41.3).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k 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.
| Measure | Bradford | Orange | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,565Highest |
320Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±5.2 16% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bradford and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,015±$21k 9% above NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Orange and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,700±$38k 15% below NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$206Highest about the NH average |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Bradford and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,307Highest 5% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±22.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Bradford and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±8 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH 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.