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Grantham vs Center Harbor vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Center Harbor has the most expensive homes ($464k median).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Grantham | Center Harbor | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465Highest |
955Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.4±7.5Lowest 16% above NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.1% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Grantham and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,096±$217 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Springfield and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Grantham 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Grantham School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.