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Peterborough vs Greenfield vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Greenfield has the most affordable homes ($350k median).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Peterborough | Greenfield | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,408Highest |
1,730Lowest |
1,791 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±1.9 20% above NH |
49.9±2.9Lowest 15% above NH |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
| Hancock and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenfield and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Peterborough and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,401±$8k about the NH average |
$103,603±$8kHighest 5% above NH |
$95,208±$15kLowest 4% below NH |
| Greenfield and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$31k about the NH average |
$350,300±$17kLowest 13% below NH |
$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH |
| Hancock and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$209Highest 6% below NH |
$1,135±$79Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,208±$650 19% below NH |
| Peterborough and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,655Highest 30% above NH |
$7,264 9% above NH |
$6,884Lowest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±7.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.8%±21.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Greenfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
84.6% NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 9 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.8%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.9%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenfield and Peterborough 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 | #59 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Contoocook Valley School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | Conval Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.