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Brunswick vs Walpole vs Goshen

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% rent).
Goshen has the most people working from home (12.1%).

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.

MeasureBrunswickWalpoleGoshen
People
Population
109Lowest
3,690Highest
142
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.5±13.8
48% above U.S.
46.5±10.4Lowest
20% above U.S.
58.9±8.3Highest
51% above U.S.
Goshen and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.9%±24.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
10.6%±11.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Brunswick and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
37.3%±11.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Brunswick and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
32.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±10Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Walpole and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,125±$33kHighest
59% above U.S.
$82,617±$16k
about the U.S. average
$56,250±$33kLowest
30% below U.S.
Brunswick and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$228,100±$52kLowest
31% below U.S.
$319,800±$48k
4% below U.S.
$330,000±$115kHighest
about the U.S. average
Goshen and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,165±$150
18% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472Lowest
21% below U.S.
$6,078Highest
95% above U.S.
$5,240
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.6%±21.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Brunswick and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
69.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
23 min
13% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
10.5%±15.2
U.S.: 15.1%
7.2%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±9.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Goshen and Brunswick 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 — #27 of 120 in NH —
School district — Fall Mountain Regional School District —
High school 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.