Compare towns
Windsor vs Bennington 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
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($338k median).
Bennington has the most renters (25.7% 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.
| Measure | Windsor | Bennington | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,588Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.7% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
42.1±7.8Highest about the NH average |
41.3±9.1 5% below NH |
| Bennington and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.6% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 5% above NH |
$83,875±$7kLowest 15% below NH |
$118,750±$39kHighest 20% above NH |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
$302,600±$35k 25% below NH |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,292±$150 13% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,944Highest 11% below NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
28 minLowest 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.