What stands out worked out from the figures below

Moultonborough has the most people working from home (23%).

Melvin Village has the most affordable homes ($428k median).

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	Moultonborough	Melvin Village
People
Population	5,126Highest	324Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+21.6% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	58.3±4.5Lowest 35% above NH	58.4±6Highest 35% above NH
	Melvin Village and Moultonborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.9%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2%	0%±10.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Moultonborough and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.3%±5.8Highest NH: 20.1%	20.1%±12.6Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Moultonborough and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49%Highest NH: 40.6%	14.9%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±2.9Highest NH: 6%	0%±5.2Lowest NH: 6%
	Moultonborough and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$106,693±$18kHighest 8% above NH	$101,298±$82kLowest about the NH average
	Moultonborough and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$644,200±$120kHighest 60% above NH	$428,300±$352kLowest 6% above NH
	Moultonborough and Melvin Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,452±$491 about the NH average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,479Highest 48% below NH	$2,616Lowest 61% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	7.1%±23.3 NH: 48.2%	—
Below poverty line	2.1%Highest NH: 7.2%	0%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%	100%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH	1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 min 17% below NH	—
Work from home	23%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8%	0%±8Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#36 of 120 in NH	—
School district	Moultonborough School District	—
High school in town	Moultonborough Academy	—
Students per teacherat that high school	6.7	—
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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.