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Belvidere vs Temple vs Eden

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Belvidere has the most kids (22% under 18).
Temple has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Eden has the most affordable homes ($216k median).

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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.

MeasureBelvidereTempleEden
People
Population
422Lowest
1,363Highest
1,351
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±6.5
5% above U.S.
49.5±7.3Highest
27% above U.S.
37.7±1.9Lowest
3% below U.S.
Temple and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
11.6%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
17.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.1%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Eden and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$94,107±$15kHighest
17% above U.S.
$83,578±$8k
4% above U.S.
Temple and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
$401,000±$27kHighest
21% above U.S.
$215,900±$27kLowest
35% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
$1,169±$523Lowest
17% below U.S.
$1,300±$441
8% below U.S.
Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908
25% above U.S.
$6,983Highest
124% above U.S.
$3,313Lowest
6% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
30.2%±54.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
34.3%±39
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 min
42% above U.S.
37 minLowest
39% above U.S.
38 minHighest
45% above U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
16.9%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Temple and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Contoocook Valley School District Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.