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Deering vs Hillsborough 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
Deering has the most expensive homes ($310k median).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($265k median).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Deering | Hillsborough | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
1,616 |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
49.9±16Highest 15% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Hillsborough and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2 NH: 20.1% |
32.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31% NH: 40.6% |
16.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±2.1 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16k about the NH average |
$49,205±$28kLowest 50% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kHighest 23% below NH |
$265,200±$51kLowest 34% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Deering and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
$1,138±$201Lowest 24% below NH |
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| Deering and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Highest 7% below NH |
$5,437 18% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6 NH: 48.2% |
64.8%±22.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1944Lowest 35 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 49% above NH |
41 minHighest 55% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±7.2 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Hillsborough 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 | — | #97 of 120 in NH | — |
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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.