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Corinth vs Grantham vs Proctor vs Walden

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Grantham has the most expensive homes ($343k median).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).

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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.

MeasureCorinthGranthamProctorWalden
People
Population
1,539
3,465Highest
1,586
1,037Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+14%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
50.4±7.5Highest
30% above U.S.
47.3±8.9Lowest
22% above U.S.
48.8±3.2
25% above U.S.
Grantham and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±5
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Grantham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.5%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28%
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Grantham and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
$106,403±$54kHighest
32% above U.S.
$75,060±$12kLowest
7% below U.S.
$88,000±$15k
9% above U.S.
Grantham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34k
36% below U.S.
$343,100±$39kHighest
3% above U.S.
$206,000±$20kLowest
38% below U.S.
$238,900±$23k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510Highest
10% below U.S.
—
$1,059±$200
25% below U.S.
$900±$136Lowest
36% below U.S.
Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584Lowest
15% above U.S.
$7,605Highest
144% above U.S.
$3,944
26% above U.S.
$3,944
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
39.4%±15.6
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walden and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
23 min
15% below U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±6.2
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Walden 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 — #6 of 120 in NH — —
School district — Grantham School District — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — None in town — None in town
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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.