What stands out worked out from the figures below

Orange has the most kids (20.6% under 18).

Randolph has the oldest population (median age 57.5).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Orange	Randolph
People
Population	320Lowest	420Highest
Median age	41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH	57.5±10.9Highest 33% above NH
	Randolph 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%	14.5%±6.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Orange and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1%	31.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6%	60.1%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6%	5.5%±3.7Highest NH: 6%
	Randolph 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	$101,750±$16kLowest about the NH average
	Orange and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH	$407,000±$57kHighest about the NH average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,667±$215 12% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,132Highest 23% below NH	$4,269Lowest 36% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	50%±53.1Highest NH: 48.2%
	Randolph 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%	6.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.5%Highest NH: 72.8%	83.3%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH	1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 5% above NH	27 minLowest about the NH average
Work from home	20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8%	19.5%±5.3Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Orange and Randolph 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.