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Kingston vs Eliot vs Meredith
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the highest household income ($105k).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Meredith has the most people working from home (23.7%).
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 | Kingston | Eliot | Meredith |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,275Lowest |
7,146Highest |
6,758 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.5±5.7Highest 43% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Lowest 31% above U.S. |
55.5±3.7Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Eliot and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.2%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Meredith and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kingston and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,330±$12kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$87,019±$19kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Kingston and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $492,900±$58k 48% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$480,100±$48kLowest 44% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,393±$156 about the U.S. average |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,149±$304Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Eliot and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,906Highest 153% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$5,006 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±46.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Meredith and Eliot 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 | #78 of 120 in NH | #19 of 133 in ME | #62 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Sanborn Regional School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Sanborn Regional High School | None in town | Inter-Lakes High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.