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Durham vs New Boston vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most renters (46.4% rent).
New Boston has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($504k median).
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 | Durham | New Boston | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,681 |
6,165Lowest |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
38.8±3.4Highest 10% below NH |
20.8±0.3 52% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| New Boston and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,070±$25kLowest 13% above NH |
$154,250±$25kHighest 56% above NH |
$124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
| New Boston and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$481,100±$59kLowest 20% above NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,193±$111Lowest 20% below NH |
$1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,181Lowest 23% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NH: 7.2% |
6.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
19 min 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| New Boston 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 | #21 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | New Boston School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 51 photos → |
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.