Compare towns
Alstead vs Carroll vs Warren
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 renters (24% rent).
Carroll has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Warren has the most kids (18% 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 | Carroll | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
659Lowest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
51.6±9.7Lowest 19% above NH |
| Carroll 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% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Warren 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% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.6%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Alstead and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11k 35% below NH |
$64,821±$26kHighest 35% below NH |
$62,981±$14kLowest 36% below NH |
| Carroll and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kHighest 33% below NH |
$261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
$237,200±$35kLowest 41% below NH |
| Alstead and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,167±$586Highest 22% below NH |
| Warren and Carroll 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 |
$3,356 50% below NH |
$3,299Lowest 51% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.4%±42 NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead and Warren 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 | — | Warren School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.