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Orange vs Brookfield 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
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Brookfield has the oldest population (median age 58.1).
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 | Orange | Brookfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
567Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4Lowest 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+ | 20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Brookfield 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 |
$81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Orange and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
— | 0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5% NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.