Compare towns
Andover vs Durham 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
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
New Durham has the most kids (14.8% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,135Lowest |
10,681Highest |
2,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
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%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| New Durham and Andover 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% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest 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% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH |
$100,194±$13k about the NH average |
| Durham 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 |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH |
| New Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Andover School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school 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.