What stands out worked out from the figures below

Londonderry has the most people working from home (22.8%).

Barnstead has the most affordable homes ($362k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Londonderry	Barnstead
People
Population	26,685Highest	4,994Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7% NH: +4.6%	+7% NH: +4.6%
Median age	42.7±0.9Lowest about the NH average	42.8±3.1Highest about the NH average
	Barnstead and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2%	21%±5Highest NH: 18.2%
	Barnstead and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.4%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1%	20.6%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1%
	Barnstead and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.6%Highest NH: 40.6%	30.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±1Lowest NH: 6%	5.9%±2.9Highest NH: 6%
	Barnstead and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$132,556±$14kHighest 34% above NH	$111,660±$12kLowest 13% above NH
	Londonderry and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$505,200±$20kHighest 26% above NH	$362,400±$25kLowest 10% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,803±$154Highest 21% above NH	$1,395±$75Lowest 6% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,069Highest 21% above NH	$6,003Lowest 10% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.9%±7.8Highest NH: 48.2%	47.6%±50.9Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Londonderry and Barnstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%	3.4%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	93.6%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH	1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 7% above NH	31 minHighest 16% above NH
Work from home	22.8%±2.7Highest NH: 16.8%	13%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#37 of 120 in NH	#111 of 120 in NH
School district	Londonderry School District	Barnstead School District
High school in town	Londonderry Senior High School	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.