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Andover vs Campton vs Ripton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Campton has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Ripton has the youngest population (median age 47.7).

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.

MeasureAndoverCamptonRipton
People
Population
616
3,407Highest
508Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±5.1Highest
26% above U.S.
49.2±3.7Highest
26% above U.S.
47.7±14.2Lowest
23% above U.S.
Kids under 18
11.5%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Campton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±10.9
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
51.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
48%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.2%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,500±$38kLowest
27% above U.S.
$118,870±$21kHighest
47% above U.S.
$112,917±$15k
40% above U.S.
Campton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$382,900±$68k
15% above U.S.
$356,300±$38kLowest
7% above U.S.
$394,400±$61kHighest
19% above U.S.
Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,389±$364
about the U.S. average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,190
66% above U.S.
$6,028Highest
93% above U.S.
$4,915Lowest
58% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
69.4%±47.1
U.S.: 51.1%
72.6%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Campton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
Work from home
29.6%±12.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
28.3%±10.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Andover and Campton 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 — #68 of 120 in NH —
School district — Campton School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.