Compare towns
Temple vs Surry vs Sharon
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).
Surry has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($476k 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 | Surry | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,363Highest |
1,052 |
442Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
44.7±5.1Lowest 3% above NH |
49.4±11.2 14% above NH |
| Temple and Sharon 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% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±8.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sharon and Surry 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% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sharon and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry 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 |
$110,125±$25k 11% above NH |
$113,125±$19kHighest 14% above NH |
| Sharon and Surry 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 |
$331,400±$23kLowest 18% below NH |
$475,900±$38kHighest 18% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$523Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,458±$1k about the NH average |
| Surry and Sharon 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 |
$6,384Lowest 4% below NH |
$8,274Highest 24% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±54.1 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
28.6%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Surry 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% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
93.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 37% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
11.2%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Temple and Surry 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 | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.