Compare towns
Dublin vs Newfields 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
Dublin has the most renters (16.8% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k 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 | Dublin | Newfields | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,688 |
2,023Highest |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 49.3±8.4Highest 14% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Dublin and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Dublin and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Dublin and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,659±$14kLowest 6% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$118,750±$39k 20% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,500±$72k 7% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$165Lowest 11% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,165 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±8.9 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 minHighest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 22%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.