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Carroll vs Canaan vs Hampton Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Canaan has the most renters (22.7% rent).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k 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 | Carroll | Canaan | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
3,811Highest |
2,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% NH: 40.6% |
28.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
$81,583±$6k 18% below NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
$254,000±$26kLowest 37% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,140±$90 24% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$5,985 10% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5 NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canaan and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls 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 | — |
| School district | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Hampton Falls 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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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.