What stands out worked out from the figures below

Benton has the highest household income ($68k).

Errol has the most people working from home (9.8%).

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	Benton	Errol
People
Population	386Highest	314Lowest
Median age	62.1±1.9Lowest 43% above NH	63.1±5.2Highest 46% above NH
	Errol and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	6.7%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2%	12.4%±12.3Highest NH: 18.2%
	Errol and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.3%±12.5Lowest NH: 20.1%	42%±6Highest NH: 20.1%
	Errol and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.2%Highest NH: 40.6%	15.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6%	1.6%±4.4Lowest NH: 6%
	Benton and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,895±$4kHighest 31% below NH	$62,500±$17kLowest 37% below NH
	Benton and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$288,300±$46kHighest 28% below NH	$275,000±$92kLowest 32% below NH
	Benton and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,922Highest 56% below NH	$2,659Lowest 60% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest NH: 48.2%	40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Benton and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.9%Highest NH: 7.2%	7.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%	96.8%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH	1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above NH	22 minLowest 18% below NH
Work from home	2.6%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	9.8%±9.1Highest NH: 16.8%
	Errol and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	Errol School District
High school in town	—	None in town
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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.