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Center Harbor vs Greenfield vs New Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Greenfield has the most people working from home (15.9%).
New Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Center Harbor | Greenfield | New Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
1,730 |
2,509Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9% NH: +4.6% |
+9.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
49.9±2.9Lowest 15% above NH |
51.7±2.7 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Greenfield and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.8%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
32.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
| New Hampton and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
$103,603±$8k 5% above NH |
$95,250±$35kLowest 4% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$350,300±$17kLowest 13% below NH |
$383,700±$37k 5% below NH |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$79Highest 24% below NH |
$749±$433Lowest 50% below NH |
| Greenfield and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$7,264Highest 9% above NH |
$4,973 25% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.8%±21.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
21.3%±21.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenfield and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
13.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
84.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.9%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Greenfield and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.