What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Littleton has the most renters (48.9% rent).

Laconia has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).

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Measure	Littleton	Laconia
People
Population	6,040Lowest	17,085Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	38±7.4Lowest 12% below NH	45.3±3.9Highest 5% above NH
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2%	18.4%±2.9Highest NH: 18.2%
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1%	22.8%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1%
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.8%Lowest NH: 40.6%	27.2%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±1.5Lowest NH: 6%	3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6%
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,746±$11kLowest 43% below NH	$73,218±$12kHighest 26% below NH
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$282,900±$55kLowest 30% below NH	$340,300±$16kHighest 15% below NH
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$940±$50Lowest 37% below NH	$1,224±$107Highest 18% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,741Highest 29% below NH	$4,484Lowest 33% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.8%±12.9Lowest NH: 48.2%	54.5%±10.2Highest NH: 48.2%
	Laconia and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	14.3%Highest NH: 7.2%	12.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	51.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%	64.2%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH	1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	14 minLowest 46% below NH	17 minHighest 36% below NH
Work from home	10%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8%	13.5%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8%
	Laconia and Littleton 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	#80 of 120 in NH	#105 of 120 in NH
School district	Littleton School District	Laconia School District
High school in town	Littleton High School	Laconia High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.9Lowest	10.0Highest
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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.