Compare towns
Claremont vs Springfield vs Unity
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).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Unity has the most homeowners (94.5%).
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 | Springfield | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
9,084 |
1,375Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.2±3.7 11% above U.S. |
58±4.5Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Claremont and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Claremont and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$66,571±$13k 18% below U.S. |
$87,500±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Unity and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17k 39% below U.S. |
$192,400±$20kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$276,100±$29kHighest 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83 19% below U.S. |
$963±$100Lowest 32% below U.S. |
$1,625±$804Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Unity and Claremont 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. |
$4,807Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$5,394 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.6%±15.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Claremont and Springfield 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% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Unity 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 | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Claremont School District | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.