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Orange vs Hooksett vs Canaan
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%).
Hooksett has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
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 | Hooksett | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
15,057Highest |
3,811 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
41.3±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
| Canaan 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% |
17.4%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Canaan 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% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
8.9%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
7%±2.5 NH: 6% |
| Hooksett and Canaan 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 |
$117,962±$11k 19% above NH |
$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
| Orange and Hooksett 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 |
$407,000±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,661±$206Highest 11% above NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,554Highest about the NH average |
$5,985 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.7%±16.4 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Hooksett 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% |
3.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.6% NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±3.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Canaan 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 | — | #30 of 120 in NH | #83 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hooksett School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.