Compare towns
Alstead vs Bridgewater vs Rumney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
Rumney has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
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 | Alstead | Bridgewater | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
1,169Lowest |
1,458 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Bridgewater and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.8% NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$82,361±$9kHighest 17% below NH |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
| Bridgewater and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
$398,600±$65kHighest about the NH average |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
| Bridgewater and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$201Highest 25% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Bridgewater and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322Highest 20% below NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Rumney and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Newfound Area School District | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.