Compare towns
Salisbury vs Dunbarton vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Dunbarton | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609 |
3,097Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
48±3.7Lowest 11% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Dunbarton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Dunbarton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,166±$70 22% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Dunbarton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 20% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Springfield 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | Dunbarton 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.