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Newfields vs Orange vs Dublin

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
Dublin has the most renters (16.8% rent).

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.

MeasureNewfieldsOrangeDublin
People
Population
2,023Highest
320Lowest
1,688
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
NH: +4.6%
—
-4.1%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
44.1±1.8
about the NH average
41.3±9.1Lowest
5% below NH
49.3±8.4Highest
14% above NH
Dublin and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Lowest
NH: 18.2%
20.6%±5.6
NH: 18.2%
21.4%±3Highest
NH: 18.2%
Dublin and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20%±5
NH: 20.1%
25%±4.7Highest
NH: 20.1%
Dublin and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
NH: 40.6%
37.2%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
45.8%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
NH: 6%
4.7%±3.7
NH: 6%
4.2%±3.9Lowest
NH: 6%
Newfields and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
100% above NH
$118,750±$39k
20% above NH
$104,659±$14kLowest
6% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
61% above NH
$302,600±$35kLowest
25% below NH
$430,500±$72k
7% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
26% above NH
—
$1,325±$165Lowest
11% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$5,132Lowest
23% below NH
$8,165
22% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Highest
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
29.2%±8.9
NH: 48.2%
Newfields and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
9.4%
NH: 7.2%
9.7%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%
NH: 72.8%
97.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
83.2%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
12 yrs newer than NH
1986
7 yrs newer than NH
1968Lowest
11 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
4% below NH
28 minHighest
5% above NH
28 min
about the NH average
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
20.8%±8.9Lowest
NH: 16.8%
22%±10.8
NH: 16.8%
Newfields and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Newfields School District — Contoocook Valley School District
High school in town None 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.