Compare towns
Deerfield vs Webster vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Surry has the shortest commute (22 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 | Deerfield | Webster | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
2,227 |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±4.2Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,563±$10kHighest 33% above NH |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$110,125±$25k 11% above NH |
| Deerfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,000±$33kHighest 5% above NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
$331,400±$23kLowest 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,593±$318 7% above NH |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,369Highest 11% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Deerfield and Webster 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Deerfield School District | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.