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Haverhill vs Marlborough vs Boscawen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverhill has the highest household income ($86k).
Marlborough has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Boscawen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Haverhill | Marlborough | Boscawen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,611Highest |
1,048Lowest |
4,044 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±10.6Highest 15% above NH |
47.6±11.7 10% above NH |
46±4.2Lowest 6% above NH |
| Haverhill and Marlborough 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% |
20.5%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.1%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Marlborough and Boscawen 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% |
22.9%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
25.2%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Boscawen and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% NH: 40.6% |
36.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Haverhill and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,929±$22kHighest 13% below NH |
$67,356±$10kLowest 32% below NH |
$77,328±$27k 22% below NH |
| Haverhill and Boscawen 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 |
$261,700±$44k 35% below NH |
$286,500±$23kHighest 29% below NH |
| Boscawen and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,115±$84 25% below NH |
$973±$153Lowest 35% below NH |
$1,265±$307Highest 15% below NH |
| Boscawen and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,908Lowest 11% below NH |
$6,076 9% below NH |
$6,549Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±26.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±17.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.2%±21 NH: 48.2% |
| Haverhill and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% NH: 7.2% |
7.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
75.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1943Lowest 36 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.2%±10.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±6.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Marlborough and Boscawen 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 | — | #51 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Haverhill Cooperative School District | — | Merrimack Valley 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.