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Greenfield vs Springfield vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenfield has the most kids (18% under 18).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Temple has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
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 | Greenfield | Springfield | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,730Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,363 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±2.9 15% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
| Springfield and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.5Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Greenfield and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,603±$8kHighest 5% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
| Greenfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$17kLowest 13% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$401,000±$27kHighest about the NH average |
| Temple and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$79 24% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,169±$523Highest 22% below NH |
| Temple and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,264Highest 9% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,983 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±21.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenfield and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 35% above NH |
34 minLowest 29% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | — | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.