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Canaan vs Orange vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most renters (22.7% rent).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Orange | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Highest |
320 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
| Canaan and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Canaan 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% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Orange 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 |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
$337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90 24% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985Highest 10% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
$3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Windsor 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% |
9.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.