Compare towns
New Ipswich vs Temple vs Northwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Ipswich has the most kids (29.9% under 18).
Temple has the oldest population (median age 49.5).
Northwood has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | New Ipswich | Temple | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310Highest |
1,363Lowest |
4,688 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
42.4±7.8 about the NH average |
| Temple and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.5% NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Highest NH: 6% |
| Northwood and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9k 12% above NH |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31k about the NH average |
$401,000±$27kHighest about the NH average |
$363,000±$13kLowest 10% below NH |
| Temple and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,169±$523 22% below NH |
$1,201±$372Highest 19% below NH |
| Northwood and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$6,983Highest 5% above NH |
$5,806 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NH: 72.8% |
82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
89%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 22% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
37 min 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Temple 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 | #82 of 120 in NH | — | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | Contoocook Valley School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | None in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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| 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.