Compare towns
Marlow vs Springfield vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlow has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Marlow | Springfield | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 855Lowest |
1,122 |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±11.7Highest 22% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
| Marlow and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Marlow and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±5.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,455±$12k 12% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
| Durham and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,400±$49kLowest 19% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$160 23% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
| Durham and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,826Lowest 13% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.2%±95.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 0.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Springfield 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 | — | — | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Marlow School District | — | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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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.