Compare towns
Temple vs New Ipswich vs Deering
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 people working from home (16.9%).
New Ipswich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Deering has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | New Ipswich | Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Lowest |
5,310Highest |
1,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
36.9±2.4Lowest 15% below NH |
48.8±5.7 13% above NH |
| Temple and Deering 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% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.9%±1.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.1% NH: 40.6% |
31%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| New Ipswich 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 |
$110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$101,250±$16k about the NH average |
| New Ipswich and Deering 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 |
$392,400±$31k about the NH average |
$309,900±$27kLowest 23% below NH |
| Temple and New Ipswich 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 |
$882±$469Lowest 41% below NH |
$1,306±$116Highest 12% below NH |
| Deering 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 |
$5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$6,223 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.9%±27.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 37% above NH |
33 minLowest 22% above NH |
40 minHighest 49% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
10%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and New Ipswich 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 | — | #82 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Mascenic Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mascenic Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.