Compare towns
Canaan vs Haverhill vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
Orange has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Canaan | Haverhill | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811 |
4,611Highest |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.7 about the NH average |
49.7±10.6Highest 15% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Haverhill and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
14%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Haverhill and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% NH: 40.6% |
26.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5%±3.3 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$85,929±$22k 13% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26k 37% below NH |
$247,900±$41kLowest 38% below NH |
$302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH |
| Orange and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90Highest 24% below NH |
$1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH |
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| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985Highest 10% below NH |
$5,908 11% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.6%±26.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3% NH: 72.8% |
76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #83 of 120 in NH | #95 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Haverhill Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | Woodsville High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.