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Henniker vs Orange vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Henniker has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Raymond has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Henniker | Orange | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,197 |
320Lowest |
10,900Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
43.4±3.8Highest about the NH average |
| Raymond and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
18%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
26.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,206±$21kLowest 4% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$104,597±$10k 6% above NH |
| Orange and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$370,400±$17kHighest 8% below NH |
| Raymond and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
— | $1,376±$196Highest 8% below NH |
| Raymond and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,877Highest 33% above NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,146 8% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±22.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Henniker and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below NH |
28 min 5% above NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Henniker 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 | #56 of 120 in NH | — | #96 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Henniker School District | — | Raymond School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Raymond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.