What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).

Orange has the most expensive homes ($303k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Union	Orange
People
Population	131Lowest	320Highest
Median age	23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH	41.3±9.1Highest 5% below NH
	Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2%	20.6%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Union and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1%	20%±5Highest NH: 20.1%
	Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.3%Highest NH: 40.6%	37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±13Lowest NH: 6%	4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6%
	Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH	$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH
	Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH	$302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH
	Orange and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,258Lowest 81% below NH	$5,132Highest 23% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 NH: 48.2%
Below poverty line	10.7%Highest NH: 7.2%	9.4%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NH: 72.8%	97.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	28 min 5% above NH
Work from home	21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8%	20.8%±8.9Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Union and Orange 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.