Compare towns
Stoddard vs Whitefield 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
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Stoddard | Whitefield | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
2,516Highest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+8% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±4Highest 22% above NH |
51.4±4.6Lowest 19% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Stoddard and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.3%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Stoddard and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
28.6%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Whitefield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% NH: 40.6% |
26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,904±$11k 4% below NH |
$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
$240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
| Springfield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
$1,077±$160 28% below NH |
$1,096±$217Highest 26% below NH |
| Springfield and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$4,394 34% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.9%±15.6 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stoddard and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 25% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Stoddard 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 | — | #86 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Stoddard School District | White Mountains Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | White Mountains Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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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.