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Orange vs Whitefield 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%).
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k 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 | Whitefield | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320Lowest |
2,516Highest |
687 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
51.4±4.6Highest 19% above NH |
46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
| Whitefield and Sullivan 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% |
14.3%±4.6Lowest 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%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.6%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Whitefield and Sullivan 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% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Whitefield 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 |
$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
| Orange and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH |
$240,400±$22k 40% below NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,077±$160Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,225±$275Highest 18% below NH |
| Sullivan and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Highest 23% below NH |
$4,394Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,099 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Whitefield 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% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Whitefield 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 | — | #86 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | White Mountains Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | White Mountains Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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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.