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Auburn vs Grantham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most people working from home (26.5%).
Grantham has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% 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 | Auburn | Grantham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,119Highest |
3,465 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Auburn and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Auburn and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,253±$6kHighest 55% above NH |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Auburn and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,300±$29kHighest 49% above NH |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Auburn and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,092Highest 21% above NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±27Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Auburn and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Springfield 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 | #44 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Auburn School District | Grantham 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.