Compare towns
Chichester vs Pittsfield vs Northwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chichester has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
Pittsfield has the most renters (31.2% rent).
Northwood has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Chichester | Pittsfield | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,745Lowest |
4,105 |
4,688Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
41.5±5.1Lowest 4% below NH |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
| Chichester and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Pittsfield and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.7%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4% NH: 40.6% |
22.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.1Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Pittsfield and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
$74,318±$14kLowest 25% below NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$294,800±$30kLowest 27% below NH |
$363,000±$13k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
$1,239±$182 17% below NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,189Highest 8% above NH |
$5,694Lowest 15% below NH |
$5,806 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.6%±34.4 NH: 48.2% |
67.5%±27.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Pittsfield and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6% NH: 72.8% |
68.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.6%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester and Northwood 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 | #75 of 120 in NH | #93 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Chichester School District | Pittsfield School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pittsfield High School | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.