Compare towns
Hopkinton vs Greenland vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hopkinton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
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 | Hopkinton | Greenland | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,037Highest |
4,106 |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45±2.8 4% above NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Greenland and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.2% NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $137,477±$21k 39% above NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Greenland and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,900±$54k 26% above NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,270±$129 15% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.8%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Hopkinton 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 | #28 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Hopkinton School District | Greenland School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Hopkinton High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.