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Orange vs Berlin vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($476k 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 | Orange | Berlin | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
9,383Highest |
442 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
44.6±2.8 3% above NH |
49.4±11.2Highest 14% above NH |
| Sharon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±8.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sharon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.1%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2% NH: 40.6% |
14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
1.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$45,180±$5kLowest 54% below NH |
$113,125±$19k 14% above NH |
| Orange and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
$131,000±$15kLowest 67% below NH |
$475,900±$38kHighest 18% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $815±$141Lowest 45% below NH |
$1,458±$1kHighest about the NH average |
| Sharon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 23% below NH |
$3,437Lowest 48% below NH |
$8,274Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.7%±12Highest NH: 48.2% |
28.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Berlin and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% NH: 7.2% |
15.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
19 minLowest 30% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Sharon 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 | — | #108 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Berlin School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Berlin Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2 |
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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.