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Stark vs Springfield vs Errol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
Errol has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Stark | Springfield | Errol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 419 |
1,122Highest |
314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6 36% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
63.1±5.2Highest 46% above NH |
| Errol and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.9 NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±12.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
42%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
15.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
1.6%±4.4 NH: 6% |
| Stark and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23k 28% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$62,500±$17kLowest 37% below NH |
| Springfield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,700±$34kLowest 51% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$275,000±$92k 32% below NH |
| Springfield and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217 26% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$2,659 60% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Errol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.8%±9.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stark School District | — | Errol 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.