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Grantham vs Kingston vs Hart's Location
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 the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Kingston has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Kingston | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465 |
6,275Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50.4±7.5Lowest 16% above NH |
55.5±5.7 28% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Kingston 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% |
13.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Kingston 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% |
24.7%±6 NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.1% NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1 NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Kingston 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 |
$105,330±$12k 6% above NH |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Grantham and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$492,900±$58kHighest 22% above NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,393±$156 7% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605Lowest 14% above NH |
$7,906Highest 19% above NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 46.9%±46.4 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
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| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Kingston 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 | #78 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Grantham School District | Sanborn Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Sanborn Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.