Compare towns
Roxbury vs Dummer vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Roxbury | Dummer | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
299Lowest |
320Highest |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
| Dummer and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 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 | $69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787Highest 13% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
28 minHighest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
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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.