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Orange vs Webster vs Roxbury
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%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Webster | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
2,227Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Webster and Roxbury 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% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Webster 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% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury 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 |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Orange and Webster 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 |
$338,500±$30kHighest 16% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Webster and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,021Highest 10% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Orange 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% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
31 minHighest 14% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.