Compare towns
Canaan vs Grantham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Canaan | Grantham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,811Highest |
3,465 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Springfield and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,583±$6kLowest 18% below NH |
$106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Grantham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$90Highest 24% below NH |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Canaan and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,985 10% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
— | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Canaan 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 | #83 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Grantham School District | — |
| High school in town | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.