Compare towns
Marlow vs Springfield vs Grafton
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 highest household income ($110k).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Grafton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 855Lowest |
1,122 |
1,354Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±11.7Highest 22% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
43.1±10.6Lowest about the NH average |
| 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%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grafton and Marlow 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%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Grafton and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,455±$12kHighest 12% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
| Marlow and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,400±$49k 19% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
| Springfield and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$160 23% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,243±$163Highest 17% below NH |
| Grafton and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,826 13% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$5,239Lowest 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.2%±95.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Grafton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 31% above NH |
34 minLowest 29% above NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Marlow School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.