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Hebron vs Warner 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

Hebron has the most expensive homes ($590k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).

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.

MeasureHebronWarnerOrange
People
Population
883
2,959Highest
320Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Highest
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
57.9±3.6Highest
34% above NH
43.7±4
about the NH average
41.3±9.1Lowest
5% below NH
Kids under 18
12.2%±3.9Lowest
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3
NH: 18.2%
20.6%±5.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
Orange and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.8%±9.3Highest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
20%±5Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%
NH: 40.6%
37.2%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±4.3Lowest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6Highest
NH: 6%
4.7%±3.7
NH: 6%
Warner and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,071±$17kLowest
8% below NH
$94,022±$18k
5% below NH
$118,750±$39kHighest
20% above NH
Orange and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$589,500±$61kHighest
46% above NH
$353,100±$22k
12% below NH
$302,600±$35kLowest
25% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,429±$334Highest
4% below NH
$1,219±$123Lowest
18% below NH
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Hebron and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,603Lowest
46% below NH
$7,650Highest
15% above NH
$5,132
23% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±38.3
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Warner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.2%Highest
NH: 7.2%
8.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
9.4%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.8%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
97.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
2 yrs older than NH
1975Lowest
4 yrs older than NH
1986Highest
7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
27% below NH
32 minHighest
19% above NH
28 min
5% above NH
Work from home
13.1%±5.1Lowest
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
20.8%±8.9Highest
NH: 16.8%
Orange and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.