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Dummer 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
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Dummer | Orange | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
320 |
1,122Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Dummer and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Orange and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,096±$217 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Springfield and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
28 min 5% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.