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Mendon vs Hampton vs Killington

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mendon has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).

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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.

MeasureMendonHamptonKillington
People
Population
1,113
16,426Highest
785Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+73.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±10.5
37% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
52.8±4.2Lowest
36% above U.S.
Hampton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
Mendon and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
57.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.5%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Killington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,524±$23kHighest
25% above U.S.
$95,233±$9k
18% above U.S.
$81,250±$39kLowest
about the U.S. average
Mendon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$357,000±$44kLowest
7% above U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$488,400±$85k
47% above U.S.
Hampton and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,230±$651Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,286±$483
9% below U.S.
Hampton and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,342Lowest
71% above U.S.
$6,813
118% above U.S.
$6,827Highest
119% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4
U.S.: 51.1%
49%±25.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 min
36% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
Work from home
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.7%±10.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Killington and Mendon 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 — #31 of 120 in NH —
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.