What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).

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.

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

Measure	Whitefield	Orange
People
Population	2,516Highest	320Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+8% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	51.4±4.6Highest 19% above NH	41.3±9.1Lowest 5% below NH
	Whitefield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.3%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2%	20.6%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2%
	Orange and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.6%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1%	20%±5Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Whitefield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6%	37.2%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6%	4.7%±3.7Lowest 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	$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH	$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH	$302,600±$35kHighest 25% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,077±$160 28% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,394Lowest 34% below NH	$5,132Highest 23% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Whitefield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Highest NH: 7.2%	9.4%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	97.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the NH average	28 minHighest 5% above NH
Work from home	7.2%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8%	20.8%±8.9Highest 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.