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Orange vs Brookfield vs Shelburne
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 kids (20.6% under 18).
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($428k median).
Shelburne has the most renters (14% 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.
| Measure | Orange | Brookfield | Shelburne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
567Highest |
530 |
| 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 |
50.3±11 16% above NH |
| Brookfield and Shelburne 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% |
12.3%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Brookfield and Shelburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8% NH: 40.6% |
36.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
4%±4.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Orange 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±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
$93,125±$18k 6% below NH |
| Orange and Shelburne 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 |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$280,200±$45kLowest 30% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,130±$62 24% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 23% below NH |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
$3,801Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 10%±70.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Shelburne and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5% NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±6.3Lowest 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.