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Orange vs Warner 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 highest household income ($119k).
Warner has the most expensive homes ($353k 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 | Warner | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
2,959 |
3,811Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
44.4±3.7Highest about the NH average |
| Canaan and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner 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% |
42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Warner 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 |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
| Orange and Warner 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 |
$353,100±$22kHighest 12% below NH |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
| Warner and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,219±$123Highest 18% below NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
| Warner and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$7,650Highest 15% above NH |
$5,985 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Warner 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% |
8.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Warner 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 | — | — | #83 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional 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.