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Orange vs Dummer vs Grafton
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 highest household income ($119k).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Grafton has the most renters (16.9% 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 | Dummer | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
299Lowest |
1,354Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
43.1±10.6 about the NH average |
| Dummer and Grafton 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% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grafton 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% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Grafton 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% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
24.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Orange and Grafton 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 |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
| Orange and Dummer 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 |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$267,300±$23k 34% below NH |
| Orange and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,243±$163 17% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 23% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,239Highest 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Grafton 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% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Grafton 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.