What stands out worked out from the figures below

Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).

Jaffrey has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Milton	Jaffrey
People
Population	4,538Lowest	5,448Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.5% NH: +4.6%	-2.5% NH: +4.6%
Median age	45.7±2.4Highest 6% above NH	42.9±3.9Lowest about the NH average
	Milton and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.4%±5Lowest NH: 18.2%	23.1%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2%
	Jaffrey and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.1%±3.4Lowest NH: 20.1%	18.5%±3.8Highest NH: 20.1%
	Jaffrey and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6%	31.2%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.8Lowest NH: 6%	3.1%±2.4Highest NH: 6%
	Jaffrey and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,493±$27kHighest 5% below NH	$92,330±$18kLowest 7% below NH
	Milton and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$318,400±$34kHighest 21% below NH	$245,500±$27kLowest 39% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,587±$318Highest 6% above NH	$962±$202Lowest 35% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,663Lowest 15% below NH	$6,196Highest 7% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.7%±24.9Highest NH: 48.2%	45.7%±23Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Milton and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.1%Highest NH: 7.2%	3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.3%Highest NH: 72.8%	81.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH	1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above NH	25 minLowest 8% below NH
Work from home	18.9%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8%	7.5%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#116 of 120 in NH	#87 of 120 in NH
School district	Milton School District	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District
High school in town	Nute High School	Conant Middle High School (H)
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Lowest	21.3Highest
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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.