Compare towns
Canterbury 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
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Carroll has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Canterbury | Carroll |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,353Highest |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.8Lowest 12% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH |
$64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,421Highest 11% above NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Shaker Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.