Compare towns
Pembroke vs Weare vs Chichester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Chichester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Pembroke | Weare | Chichester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
9,170Highest |
2,745Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3Lowest 3% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chichester and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20kLowest 8% below NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Chichester and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589Highest 14% above NH |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$7,189 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8 NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Chichester 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH | #75 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pembroke School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Chichester School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | John Stark Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.