Compare towns
Middleton vs Meredith vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the highest household income ($102k).
Meredith has the most expensive homes ($480k median).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
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 | Middleton | Meredith | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
6,758Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
55.5±3.7Highest 28% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2 NH: 20.1% |
34.2%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.9% NH: 40.6% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.2 NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Middleton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8kHighest about the NH average |
$87,019±$19k 12% below NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Middleton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$480,100±$48kHighest 19% above NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
$1,149±$304Lowest 23% below NH |
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| Middleton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504Highest 17% below NH |
$5,006 25% below NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.5%±9.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
75.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
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| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.7%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Meredith and Union 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 | — | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Middleton School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Inter-Lakes High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.