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Danville vs Rochester vs Hampstead
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 homeowners (97.4%).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Hampstead has the most people working from home (21%).
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 | Rochester | Hampstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
33,144Highest |
9,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4Lowest 3% below NH |
43±1.8 about the NH average |
45.3±6.1Highest 5% above NH |
| Hampstead and Rochester 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% |
18.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Danville and Hampstead 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% |
19.6%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
21.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hampstead and Rochester 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% |
27.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1 NH: 6% |
5.1%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hampstead and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21kHighest 16% above NH |
$80,836±$3kLowest 18% below NH |
$112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
| Danville and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26k 9% above NH |
$279,100±$10kLowest 31% below NH |
$521,100±$45kHighest 29% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
$1,369±$72 8% below NH |
$1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
| Danville and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504 28% above NH |
$5,334Lowest 20% below NH |
$8,634Highest 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±7 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±20.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Rochester 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% |
8.3% NH: 7.2% |
3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
66%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampstead 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 | #98 of 120 in NH | #49 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Rochester School District | Hampstead School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2 |
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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.