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Hopkinton vs Hillsborough vs Greenland
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 most renters (12.7% rent).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
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.
| Measure | Hopkinton | Hillsborough | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,037Highest |
5,980 |
4,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45±2.8 4% above NH |
40.9±4.6Lowest 6% below NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| 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% |
17.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest 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%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Hopkinton 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% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Hillsborough 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 |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above 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 |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,270±$129 15% below NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 23.8%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest 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 | #97 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hopkinton School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Hopkinton High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.