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Hampton vs Orange vs Warwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the highest household income ($109k).
Orange has the most renters (30% rent).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureHamptonOrangeWarwick
People
Population
1,647
7,573Highest
776Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.5±5.3Highest
32% above U.S.
41.8±2.2Lowest
7% above U.S.
51.4±7.3
32% above U.S.
Hampton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.7%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Orange and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
15.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warwick and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,167±$19kHighest
35% above U.S.
$55,824±$10kLowest
31% below U.S.
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
Hampton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$295,800±$27k
11% below U.S.
$245,900±$18kLowest
26% below U.S.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
Warwick and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,285±$288
9% below U.S.
$775±$233Lowest
45% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
Warwick and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,364
40% above U.S.
$4,136Lowest
33% above U.S.
$4,380Highest
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.5%±51.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41%±11.9
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
70%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
10% above U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±5.1
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Hampton 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 — #275 of 282 in MA —
School district Hampton School District Orange · Ralph C Mahar Warwick
High school in town None in town Ralph C Mahar Regional None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.0
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.