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Orange vs Durham 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%).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($498k median).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
10,681Highest |
687 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
| Sullivan and Orange 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% |
6.5%±2Lowest 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%±5 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sullivan and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$106,667±$20kLowest 8% above NH |
| Orange and Durham 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 |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,302±$211Highest 13% below NH |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
| Durham and Sullivan 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6%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 |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
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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.