Compare towns
Rumney vs Hancock vs Deering
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% rent).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Deering has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Rumney | Hancock | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458Lowest |
1,791 |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
| Hancock and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Deering are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Hancock and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
4%±1.6 NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Rumney and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$101,250±$16kHighest about the NH average |
| Deering and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH |
$309,900±$27k 23% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,208±$650 19% below NH |
$1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
| Deering and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$6,884Highest 3% above NH |
$6,223 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 22% above NH |
33 min 24% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hancock and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rumney School District | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.