Compare towns
Bradford vs Grantham vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the most renters (14.6% rent).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Bradford | Grantham | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,565Lowest |
3,465Highest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±5.2Lowest 16% above NH |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Bradford and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,015±$21k 9% above NH |
$106,403±$54kLowest 7% above NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $341,700±$38kLowest 15% below NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,507±$206Lowest about the NH average |
— | $1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,307 5% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±22.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bradford and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
96.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.6%±8 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Bradford 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Grantham School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.