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Brookfield vs Springfield vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($428k median).
Springfield has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Brookfield | Springfield | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
1,122Highest |
659 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217Highest 26% below NH |
$1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
| Springfield and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926 11% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Carroll and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.