Compare towns
Carroll vs Claremont vs Unity
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Claremont has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Unity has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Claremont | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
13,078Highest |
1,375 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-3% NH: +4.6% |
-9.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
58±4.5 34% above NH |
| Carroll and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
34.9%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
21.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Claremont and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
$59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$87,500±$16kHighest 12% below NH |
| Unity and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
$204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$276,100±$29kHighest 31% below NH |
| Unity and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,146±$83 23% below NH |
$1,625±$804Highest 9% above NH |
| Unity and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$5,774Highest 13% below NH |
$5,394 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Unity and Claremont 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 | — | #103 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Claremont School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | — | Stevens High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.