Compare towns
Deering vs Durham vs Weare
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Deering | Durham | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Lowest |
10,681Highest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7Highest 13% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
| Deering and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kLowest about the NH average |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
| Weare and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116 12% below NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
| Weare and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Lowest 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,272 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 49% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
36 min 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | — | — | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| 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.