Compare towns
Andover vs Chichester vs New Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
Chichester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
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 | Andover | Chichester | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Lowest |
2,745 |
2,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
43±3.3Lowest about the NH average |
46.5±7.5Highest 7% above NH |
| New Durham and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Chichester and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Chichester and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$109,297±$13kHighest 10% above NH |
$100,194±$13k about the NH average |
| Chichester and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44k 9% below NH |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH |
| Chichester and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,417±$116 5% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962 11% below NH |
$7,189Highest 8% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
30 minLowest 13% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Andover 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 | — | #75 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Andover School District | Chichester School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.