What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hill has the shortest commute (35 min average).

Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).

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	Hill	Fitzwilliam
People
Population	908Lowest	2,278Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6%	-1.9%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	49.1±6.8Lowest 13% above NH	49.2±4.2Highest 14% above NH
	Fitzwilliam and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2%	15.1%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2%
	Fitzwilliam and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.5%±2.2Highest NH: 20.1%	27%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Hill and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.4%Lowest NH: 40.6%	37.6%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.6Highest NH: 6%	2%±0.8Lowest NH: 6%
	Hill and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$82,125±$21kLowest 17% below NH	$100,735±$11kHighest about the NH average
	Fitzwilliam and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$311,700±$41kHighest 23% below NH	$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH
	Hill and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,933Lowest 26% below NH	$5,173Highest 22% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2%
	Fitzwilliam and Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.9%Highest NH: 7.2%	9.2%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2% NH: 72.8%	94.2% NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 1 yr older than NH	1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minLowest 32% above NH	39 minHighest 48% above NH
Work from home	9.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district	Hill School District	Monadnock Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.