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Orange vs Colebrook vs Sullivan
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%).
Colebrook has the most renters (30.6% 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 | Colebrook | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
1,988Highest |
687 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
53.7±4.9Highest 24% above NH |
46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
| Colebrook and Sullivan 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% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Colebrook and Sullivan 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% |
16.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Orange and Sullivan 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 |
$51,159±$6kLowest 48% below NH |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
| Orange and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH |
$192,200±$59kLowest 52% below NH |
$236,500±$29k 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,225±$275Highest 18% below NH |
| Sullivan and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Highest 23% below NH |
$4,350Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,099 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Colebrook and Sullivan 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% |
13.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
69.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
21 minLowest 21% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
5.4%±3.1 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Colebrook School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.4 |
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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.