Compare towns
Temple vs Hancock 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
Temple has the most renters (17.8% rent).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Temple | Hancock | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363 |
1,791Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Hancock and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Hancock and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,107±$15kLowest 5% below NH |
$95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,000±$27k about the NH average |
$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Hancock and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523 22% below NH |
$1,208±$650Highest 19% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Hancock and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,983Highest 5% above NH |
$6,884 3% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hancock and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 37% above NH |
33 minLowest 24% above NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Contoocook Valley 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.