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Newfields vs Orange vs Greenland

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).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).

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.

MeasureNewfieldsOrangeGreenland
People
Population
2,023
320Lowest
4,106Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
—
+14.6%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
44.1±1.8
about the NH average
41.3±9.1Lowest
5% below NH
48.4±7.7Highest
12% above NH
Greenland 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%±5.6Highest
NH: 18.2%
19.8%±5.2
NH: 18.2%
Orange and Greenland 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%
28.9%±5Highest
NH: 20.1%
Greenland 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%
59.6%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
NH: 6%
4.7%±3.7
NH: 6%
2.3%±1.6Lowest
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±$39kLowest
20% above NH
$162,837±$11k
64% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34k
61% above NH
$302,600±$35kLowest
25% below NH
$662,800±$42kHighest
65% above NH
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Lowest
26% above NH
—
$2,331±$363Highest
56% above NH
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$5,132Lowest
23% below NH
$7,420
11% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
77.3%±44.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%
NH: 7.2%
9.4%Highest
NH: 7.2%
0.5%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%
NH: 72.8%
97.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
93.3%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
12 yrs newer than NH
1986Lowest
7 yrs newer than NH
1987
8 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
4% below NH
28 minHighest
5% above NH
21 minLowest
23% below NH
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
NH: 16.8%
20.8%±8.9Lowest
NH: 16.8%
32.2%±7.7Highest
NH: 16.8%
Greenland and Newfields 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 — — #10 of 120 in NH
School district Newfields School District — Greenland 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.