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Claremont vs Berwick vs Ascutney
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).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Ascutney has the oldest population (median age 64.4).
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 | Claremont | Berwick | Ascutney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
1,998 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
42.6±3.6Lowest 10% above U.S. |
64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick 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% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
38.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Claremont and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
$81,406±$39kHighest about the U.S. average |
$53,269±$46kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Berwick and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$323,300±$36kHighest about the U.S. average |
$218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
| Berwick and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83Highest 19% below U.S. |
$1,041±$901Lowest 26% below U.S. |
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| Claremont and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,806 22% above U.S. |
$3,429Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Claremont and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ascutney and Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Claremont School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.