Compare towns
Temple vs Mason vs Dublin
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).
Mason has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Dublin has the shortest commute (28 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 | Temple | Mason | Dublin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Lowest |
1,451 |
1,688Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
49.3±8.4 14% above NH |
| Temple and Dublin 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% |
28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±3 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Dublin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Dublin and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.5% NH: 40.6% |
45.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.1 NH: 6% |
4.2%±3.9Highest NH: 6% |
| Dublin and Mason 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 |
$111,090±$3kHighest 12% above NH |
$104,659±$14k 6% above NH |
| Mason and Dublin 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 |
$384,000±$21kLowest 5% below NH |
$430,500±$72kHighest 7% above NH |
| Dublin and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523Lowest 22% below NH |
$2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,325±$165 11% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,983Lowest 5% above NH |
$7,049 6% above NH |
$8,165Highest 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±8.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 37% above NH |
41 minHighest 53% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.7%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
22%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Dublin and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Mason School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None 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.