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Dublin vs Durham vs Peterborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% 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 | Dublin | Durham | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,688Lowest |
15,080Highest |
6,408 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.4 14% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
52.1±1.9Highest 20% above NH |
| Peterborough and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Dublin and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Peterborough and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
62.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.9 NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,659±$14k 6% above NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$98,401±$8kLowest about the NH average |
| Durham and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,500±$72k 7% above NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$404,500±$31kLowest about the NH average |
| Durham and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,325±$165Lowest 11% below NH |
$1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
$1,395±$209 6% below NH |
| Durham and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,165Lowest 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,655 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±8.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±7.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 9.7% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1970 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest about the NH average |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
23 min 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 22%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Dublin 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 | #59 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | Conval Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 51 photos → | 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.