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Proctor vs Grantham vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Grantham has the most expensive homes ($343k median).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).

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.

MeasureProctorGranthamCorinth
People
Population
1,586
3,465Highest
1,539Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+14%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.3±8.9Lowest
22% above U.S.
50.4±7.5Highest
30% above U.S.
48.4±9.6
24% above U.S.
Grantham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.8%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Grantham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Grantham and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,060±$12kLowest
7% below U.S.
$106,403±$54kHighest
32% above U.S.
$89,167±$29k
10% above U.S.
Grantham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$206,000±$20kLowest
38% below U.S.
$343,100±$39kHighest
3% above U.S.
$213,800±$34k
36% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,059±$200Lowest
25% below U.S.
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$1,267±$510Highest
10% below U.S.
Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,944
26% above U.S.
$7,605Highest
144% above U.S.
$3,584Lowest
15% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.4%±15.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
17.9%±29.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Proctor and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
15% below U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
Work from home
10%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±6.2
U.S.: 15.1%
23%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Corinth and Grantham 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 — #6 of 120 in NH —
School district — Grantham School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.