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Springfield vs Orange vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1985).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% rent).
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 | Springfield | Orange | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122 |
320Lowest |
1,487Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Orange and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Orange and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Orange and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
— | $1,125±$289Highest 25% below NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946 11% below NH |
$5,132Lowest 23% below NH |
$6,651Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Wilmot 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.