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Danville vs Northwood vs Barnstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Northwood has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Barnstead has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Danville | Northwood | Barnstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
4,688 |
4,994Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4Lowest 3% below NH |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
42.8±3.1Highest about the NH average |
| Barnstead and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Danville and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
5.9%±2.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Barnstead and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21k 16% above NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
$111,660±$12kLowest 13% above NH |
| Northwood and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26kHighest 9% above NH |
$363,000±$13k 10% below NH |
$362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,395±$75 6% below NH |
| Danville and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504Highest 28% above NH |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,003 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.6%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
89%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 30% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
31 minLowest 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Danville 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 | #40 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH | #111 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District | Barnstead School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.