What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k median).

Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).

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	New Durham	Wolfeboro
People
Population	2,748Lowest	6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+2.3%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	46.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NH	57±1.8Highest 32% above NH
Kids under 18	14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2%	13.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2%
	New Durham and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.8%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%	34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6%	45%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6%	2.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6%
	Wolfeboro and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$100,194±$13kHighest about the NH average	$94,375±$22kLowest 5% below NH
	New Durham and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH	$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,417±$116Highest 5% below NH	$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,774Highest 13% below NH	$4,531Lowest 32% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	25%±42.7Highest NH: 48.2%	12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2%
	New Durham and Wolfeboro 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%	8.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94%Highest NH: 72.8%	78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH	1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 30% above NH	24 minLowest 11% below NH
Work from home	10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8%	22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#46 of 120 in NH
School district	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	Kingswood Regional 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.