Compare towns
Springfield vs Hart's Location
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Springfield | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,122Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5 NH: 6% |
0%±34.6 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Springfield and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217 26% below NH |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946 11% below NH |
— |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
— |
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 29% above NH |
— |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.