Compare towns
Middleton vs Springfield vs Brookfield
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 most kids (18.9% under 18).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Brookfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Springfield | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Highest |
1,122 |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Middleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
36.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Middleton 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 |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
| Middleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest about the NH average |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
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| Middleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$5,926 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton 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.