Compare towns
Deering vs Hillsborough vs Hillsborough
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 highest household income ($101k).
Hillsborough has the most people working from home (14%).
Hillsborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.1%).
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 | Hillsborough | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938 |
5,980Highest |
1,616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
40.9±4.6Lowest 6% below NH |
49.9±16Highest 15% above NH |
| Hillsborough and Deering 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% |
17.4%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.2%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hillsborough and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±1.2 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
32.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.9% NH: 40.6% |
16.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Hillsborough and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$16kHighest about the NH average |
$84,495±$12k 15% below NH |
$49,205±$28kLowest 50% below NH |
| Deering and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,900±$27kHighest 23% below NH |
$272,300±$16k 32% below NH |
$265,200±$51kLowest 34% below NH |
| Deering and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
$1,198±$390 20% below NH |
$1,138±$201Lowest 24% below NH |
| Deering and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,223Highest 7% below NH |
$5,815 13% below NH |
$5,437Lowest 18% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
64.8%±22.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough and Hillsborough 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% |
6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
92.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1944Lowest 35 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minLowest 49% above NH |
41 min 54% above NH |
41 minHighest 55% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±7.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Hillsborough and Hillsborough 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 | — | #97 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.