What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Canterbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).

Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($295k median).

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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.

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Measure	Canterbury	Pittsfield
People
Population	2,353Lowest	4,105Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.6%Highest NH: +4.6%	-0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	48.6±3.8Highest 12% above NH	41.5±5.1Lowest 4% below NH
	Canterbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.4%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2%	20.8%±6Highest NH: 18.2%
	Pittsfield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1%	18.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Canterbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49.3%Highest NH: 40.6%	22.7%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±3Highest NH: 6%	4.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6%
	Canterbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$129,333±$37kHighest 31% above NH	$74,318±$14kLowest 25% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH	$294,800±$30kLowest 27% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH	$1,239±$182Lowest 17% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,421Highest 11% above NH	$5,694Lowest 15% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2%	67.5%±27.3Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Canterbury and Pittsfield 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%	11.3%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.7%Highest NH: 72.8%	68.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH	1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 22% above NH	27 minLowest about the NH average
Work from home	21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8%	11.6%±5Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Canterbury and Pittsfield 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	—	#93 of 120 in NH
School district	Shaker Regional School District	Pittsfield School District
High school in town	None in town	Pittsfield High School
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.