What stands out worked out from the figures below

Errol has the most people working from home (9.8%).

Haverhill has the highest household income ($86k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Errol	Haverhill
People
Population	314Lowest	4,611Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-2.4% NH: +4.6%
Median age	63.1±5.2Highest 46% above NH	49.7±10.6Lowest 15% above NH
	Errol and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.4%±12.3Lowest NH: 18.2%	14%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2%
	Haverhill and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	42%±6Highest NH: 20.1%	21.3%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%	26.5%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4.4Lowest NH: 6%	5%±3.3Highest NH: 6%
	Haverhill and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,500±$17kLowest 37% below NH	$85,929±$22kHighest 13% below NH
	Haverhill and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,000±$92kHighest 32% below NH	$247,900±$41kLowest 38% below NH
	Errol and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,115±$84 25% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,659Lowest 60% below NH	$5,908Highest 11% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	56.6%±26.6Highest NH: 48.2%
	Haverhill and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%	11.4%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.8%Highest NH: 72.8%	76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH	1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 18% below NH	33 minHighest 22% above NH
Work from home	9.8%±9.1Highest NH: 16.8%	4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%
	Errol and Haverhill 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	—	#95 of 120 in NH
School district	Errol School District	Haverhill Cooperative School District
High school in town	None in town	Woodsville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.0
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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.