What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barrington has the most affordable homes ($399k median).

Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Barrington	Sandown
People
Population	9,489Highest	6,628Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+8.7%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	38.7±2.3Lowest 11% below NH	40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH
	Sandown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2%	22.6%±6.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Barrington and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1%	14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Barrington and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.4%Highest NH: 40.6%	34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.9Highest NH: 6%	5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6%
	Barrington and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,323±$14kLowest 11% above NH	$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH
	Sandown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$399,100±$30kLowest about the NH average	$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,867±$194Lowest 25% above NH	$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH
	Sandown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,121Lowest 7% above NH	$8,801Highest 32% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.1%±25.2Lowest NH: 48.2%	64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Sandown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Lowest NH: 7.2%	10.8%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87%Highest NH: 72.8%	82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH	1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 13% above NH	33 minHighest 25% above NH
Work from home	18.7%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8%	27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Sandown and Barrington 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	#65 of 120 in NH	#71 of 120 in NH
School district	Barrington School District	Timberlane Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.