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Hancock vs Middlesex vs Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (14.4% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Newbury has the highest household income ($116k).
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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.
| Measure | Hancock | Middlesex | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,791Lowest |
1,943 |
2,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.8±4.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
53.3±3.6 37% above U.S. |
| Hancock and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,208±$15kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$116,477±$18kHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Newbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,700±$22k 31% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$463,400±$36kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$650Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
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| Middlesex and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884Highest 121% above U.S. |
$6,483 108% above U.S. |
$5,695Lowest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.4%±55.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±24.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.9%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.1%±7.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.