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Milan vs Orange vs Stark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milan has the most renters (12.9% rent).
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Milan | Orange | Stark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,334Highest |
320Lowest |
419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±2.8 16% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±6.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.2%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stark and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.6% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4 NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±4.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,300±$8kLowest 29% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
| Orange and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,400±$30k 36% below NH |
$302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH |
$197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
| Orange and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$160 41% below NH |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,674 45% below NH |
$5,132Highest 23% below NH |
$2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17%±43.7 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 11% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.9%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Milan School District | — | Stark School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.