Compare towns
Amherst vs Grantham 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
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% rent).
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 | Amherst | Grantham | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861Highest |
3,465 |
1,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5 6% above NH |
50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Grantham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
| Amherst and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256Highest about the NH average |
— | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Grantham School District | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.