Compare towns
Temple vs Jaffrey vs Peterborough
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Jaffrey has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.3% rent).
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 | Jaffrey | Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Lowest |
5,448Highest |
2,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 14% above NH |
42.9±3.9Lowest about the NH average |
55.5±9.2Highest 28% above NH |
| Peterborough and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
23.1%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.4%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
18.5%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
35.1%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% NH: 40.6% |
31.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Jaffrey 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±$15kHighest 5% below NH |
$92,330±$18k 7% below NH |
$85,833±$15kLowest 13% below NH |
| Temple and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,000±$27kHighest about the NH average |
$245,500±$27kLowest 39% below NH |
$379,300±$57k 6% below NH |
| Temple and Peterborough 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 |
$962±$202Lowest 35% below NH |
$1,515±$290Highest about the NH average |
| Peterborough and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,983 5% above NH |
$6,196Lowest 7% below NH |
$7,422Highest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
45.7%±23Highest NH: 48.2% |
36.9%±20.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Jaffrey and Peterborough 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% |
3.8% NH: 7.2% |
3.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
81.8% NH: 72.8% |
56.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1954Lowest 25 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 37% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.5%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.1%±6.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Peterborough 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 | — | #87 of 120 in NH | #59 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Conant Middle High School (H) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 21.3 |
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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.