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Claremont vs Berlin vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Claremont | Berlin | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
9,383 |
2,856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
44.6±2.8 15% above U.S. |
48.3±5.4Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weathersfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Weathersfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
$45,180±$5kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17k 39% below U.S. |
$131,000±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$252,700±$50kHighest 24% below U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83 19% below U.S. |
$815±$141Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$1,401±$61Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,437Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
22 min 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±14.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #103 of 120 in NH | #108 of 120 in NH | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Claremont School District | Berlin School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | Berlin Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
8.2Lowest |
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U.S. 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.