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Windsor vs Hanover 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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
11,685Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
41.3±9.1Highest 5% below NH |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
20%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Orange and Hanover 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% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
4.7%±3.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$118,750±$39k 20% above NH |
| Hanover and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k 16% below NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$302,600±$35kLowest 25% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,253±$217 51% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,132 23% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Hanover 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% |
5.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
97.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
28 min 5% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.8%±8.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Orange 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Hanover High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.