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Hill vs Orange vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hill has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Hill | Orange | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Highest |
320 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6% NH: +4.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49.1±6.8Highest 13% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Hill and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,125±$21k 17% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Orange and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,700±$41k 23% below NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH |
| Roxbury and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,933Lowest 26% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
$5,787Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 32% above NH |
28 min 5% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.4 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Hill School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.