What stands out worked out from the figures below

Haverhill has the most renters (23.5% rent).

Landaff has the most people working from home (10.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Haverhill	Landaff
People
Population	4,611Highest	420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.4% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	49.7±10.6Lowest 15% above NH	56.4±5.2Highest 30% above NH
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2%	16.2%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2%
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.3%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1%	28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1%
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.5%Highest NH: 40.6%	26.3%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Highest NH: 6%	1.7%±1.6Lowest NH: 6%
	Haverhill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,929±$22kLowest 13% below NH	$87,500±$26kHighest 12% below NH
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$247,900±$41kLowest 38% below NH	$279,300±$20kHighest 31% below NH
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,115±$84Lowest 25% below NH	$1,375±$707Highest 8% below NH
	Landaff and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,908Highest 11% below NH	$4,813Lowest 28% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±26.6Highest NH: 48.2%	45.5%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Haverhill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.4%Highest NH: 7.2%	5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%	90.3%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH	1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 22% above NH	32 minLowest 21% above NH
Work from home	4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	10.2%±5.7Highest NH: 16.8%
	Landaff and Haverhill 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	#95 of 120 in NH	—
School district	Haverhill Cooperative School District	Landaff School District
High school in town	Woodsville High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.0	—
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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.