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Goffstown vs Gorham vs Barrington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the highest household income ($114k).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Barrington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Goffstown | Gorham | Barrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513Highest |
2,682Lowest |
9,489 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2% NH: +4.6% |
-5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
53.9±3.6Highest 24% above NH |
38.7±2.3Lowest 11% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5 NH: 18.2% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
6.7%±2.8 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12kHighest 15% above NH |
$61,275±$7kLowest 38% below NH |
$110,323±$14k 11% above NH |
| Goffstown and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20k 6% below NH |
$161,600±$49kLowest 60% below NH |
$399,100±$30kHighest about the NH average |
| Barrington and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161 17% below NH |
$838±$83Lowest 44% below NH |
$1,867±$194Highest 25% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 4% above NH |
$4,334Lowest 35% below NH |
$7,121Highest 7% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20 NH: 48.2% |
41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.1%±25.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Barrington and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
71.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above NH |
23 minLowest 15% below NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2 NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Barrington and Goffstown 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 | #35 of 120 in NH | #57 of 120 in NH | #65 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Barrington School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.