Compare towns
Alstead vs Stoddard vs Gilsum
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).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Gilsum has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Stoddard | Gilsum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551Highest |
1,072 |
716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
53±4 22% above NH |
44.8±8.1Lowest 3% above NH |
| Alstead and Stoddard 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% |
17.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Stoddard and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.3%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Alstead and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
18.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Stoddard 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 |
$94,904±$11kHighest 4% below NH |
$80,417±$7k 19% below NH |
| Stoddard and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37k 33% below NH |
$330,300±$20kHighest 18% below NH |
$241,500±$32kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,575±$894Highest 6% above NH |
| Gilsum and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$5,579Highest 16% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3 NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Alstead 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% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±8.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Alstead and Gilsum 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 | Stoddard School District | Monadnock Regional 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.