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Guildhall vs Pembroke vs Westfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallPembrokeWestfield
People
Population
371Lowest
7,438Highest
536
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8
10% above U.S.
41.9±3.3Lowest
8% above U.S.
44±19.9Highest
13% above U.S.
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
27.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Westfield and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
16.4%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±11.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
27.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Pembroke and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$89,519±$22k
11% above U.S.
$72,500±$30kLowest
10% below U.S.
Guildhall and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$371,500±$20kHighest
12% above U.S.
$301,400±$47kLowest
9% below U.S.
Pembroke and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,218±$354Highest
14% below U.S.
$863±$187
39% below U.S.
Pembroke and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$7,589Highest
143% above U.S.
$4,388Lowest
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.4%±21.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±71.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
25 minLowest
7% below U.S.
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Pembroke and Westfield 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 — #85 of 120 in NH —
School district — Pembroke School District —
High school in town — Pembroke Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.1
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U.S. 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.