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Stark vs Springfield vs Landaff
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 most expensive homes ($384k median).
Landaff has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
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 | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 419Lowest |
1,122Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6Highest 36% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
56.4±5.2 30% above NH |
| Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Landaff and Springfield 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% |
28.8%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Landaff and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23kLowest 28% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$87,500±$26k 12% below NH |
| Springfield and Landaff 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 |
$279,300±$20k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,375±$707Highest 8% below NH |
| Landaff and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 60% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$4,813 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Stark and Landaff 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% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
90.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
32 minLowest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest 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 | — | Landaff School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.