Compare towns
Temple vs Sugar Hill 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).
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
Springfield has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
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 | Sugar Hill | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Highest |
658Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Springfield and Temple 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% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sugar Hill 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 |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,000±$27k about the NH average |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523 22% below NH |
$1,208±$630Highest 19% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Sugar Hill 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 |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sugar Hill 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% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 37% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
34 min 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.