Compare towns
Grantham vs Lisbon 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%).
Lisbon has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Lisbon | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465Highest |
1,583 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
46.4±5.7Lowest 7% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Grantham 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% |
20.8%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Lisbon and Springfield 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% |
30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Grantham and Lisbon 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 |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Grantham and Springfield 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 |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,344±$303Highest 10% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Lisbon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605Highest 14% above NH |
$4,691Lowest 30% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 52.9%±18.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Springfield 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% |
8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 16% below NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9Lowest 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 | Lisbon Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.4 |
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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.