What stands out worked out from the figures below

Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% rent).

Wolfeboro has the most people working from home (22.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Peterborough	Wolfeboro
People
Population	6,408Lowest	6,571Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+2.3%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	52.1±1.9Lowest 20% above NH	57±1.8Highest 32% above NH
Kids under 18	16.3%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2%	13.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Peterborough and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1%	34.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1%
	Wolfeboro and Peterborough 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%	45%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6%	2.8%±1.8Highest NH: 6%
	Wolfeboro 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±$8kHighest about the NH average	$94,375±$22kLowest 5% below NH
	Peterborough and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$404,500±$31kLowest about the NH average	$546,500±$60kHighest 36% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$209Highest 6% below NH	$1,103±$76Lowest 26% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,655Highest 30% above NH	$4,531Lowest 32% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	29.2%±7.4Highest NH: 48.2%	12%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Peterborough and Wolfeboro 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%	8.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8%	78.1%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH	1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 16% below NH	24 minHighest 11% below NH
Work from home	15.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8%	22.9%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8%
	Wolfeboro 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	#46 of 120 in NH
School district	Contoocook Valley School District	Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town	Conval Regional High School	Kingswood Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.0Highest	11.1Lowest
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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.