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Goffstown vs Methuen vs New Boston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goffstown has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Methuen has the most renters (27.7% rent).
New Boston has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Methuen | New Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,513 |
53,475Highest |
6,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±3.1Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.9±1.7 about the U.S. average |
38.8±3.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Goffstown and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
27.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Boston and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Goffstown and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
31%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,958±$12k 41% above U.S. |
$113,310±$7kLowest 40% above U.S. |
$154,250±$25kHighest 91% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,400±$20kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$499,700±$17kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$481,100±$59k 45% above U.S. |
| Methuen and New Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,231±$161 13% below U.S. |
$1,749±$91Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,193±$111Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,941 123% above U.S. |
$5,061Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$8,181Highest 162% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.4%±6.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Goffstown and Methuen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Boston 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 | #236 of 282 in MA | #21 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Goffstown School District | Methuen | New Boston School District |
| High school in town | Goffstown High School | Methuen High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.