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Greenland vs Portsmouth vs Henniker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenland has the highest household income ($163k).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Greenland | Portsmouth | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,106Lowest |
22,545Highest |
6,197 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Greenland and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6% NH: 40.6% |
64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$95,206±$21kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $662,800±$42k 65% above NH |
$688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$356,700±$49kLowest 11% below NH |
| Portsmouth and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,869±$111 25% above NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Greenland and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
$8,018 20% above NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 23% below NH |
22 minHighest 17% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Portsmouth 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 | #10 of 120 in NH | #11 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Greenland School District | Portsmouth School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Portsmouth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.