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Peterborough vs Temple vs Webster
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).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Temple | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,408Highest |
1,363Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±1.9Highest 20% above NH |
49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
| Peterborough and Temple 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% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster 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% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.5% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Webster and Peterborough 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 |
$94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster 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±$31kHighest about the NH average |
$401,000±$27k about the NH average |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Peterborough and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$209 6% below NH |
$1,169±$523Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
| Webster and Peterborough 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 |
$6,983 5% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±7.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.4% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.2% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 16% below NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.9%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster 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 | #59 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Contoocook Valley School District | Merrimack 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.