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Ripton vs Reading vs Hampton vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Reading has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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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 | Ripton | Reading | Hampton | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
699 |
16,426Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
51.1±7.6 31% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Granville and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$85,000±$19k 5% above U.S. |
$95,233±$9k 18% above U.S. |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Ripton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$377,200±$72k 13% above U.S. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$233,300±$40kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,100±$331Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,163±$184 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 58% above U.S. |
$5,754 84% above U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±10.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Granville and Reading 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 | — | — | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.