What stands out worked out from the figures below

Rindge has the shortest commute (28 min average).

Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).

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	Rindge	Sandown
People
Population	6,497Lowest	6,628Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.7%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	35±3.9Lowest 19% below NH	40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2%	22.6%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2%
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1%	14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Rindge and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.8%Lowest NH: 40.6%	34.1%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	18.3%±2.5Highest NH: 6%	5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$102,679±$20kLowest 4% above NH	$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$415,400±$35kLowest 3% above NH	$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,123±$60Lowest 25% below NH	$1,893±$721Highest 27% above NH
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,636Lowest about the NH average	$8,801Highest 32% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	29.1%±19.7Lowest NH: 48.2%	64.1%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Sandown and Rindge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%	10.8%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.8%Highest NH: 72.8%	82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than NH	1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 4% above NH	33 minHighest 25% above NH
Work from home	18.1%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8%	27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Sandown and Rindge 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	#50 of 120 in NH	#71 of 120 in NH
School district	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District	Timberlane Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.