Compare towns
Pembroke vs Weare vs Wilmot
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Wilmot has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438 |
9,170Highest |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3Lowest 3% below NH |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest 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% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Weare and Pembroke 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 |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Weare and Wilmot 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 |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354 18% below NH |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Weare and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589Highest 14% above NH |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Pembroke 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% |
2.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% 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 |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Wilmot 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 | — |
| School district | Pembroke School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | — |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | John Stark Regional High School | — |
| 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.