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Tuftonboro has the most affordable homes ($462k median).

Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).

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Measure	Tuftonboro	Greenland
People
Population	2,569Lowest	4,106Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	51.9±7.5Highest 20% above NH	48.4±7.7Lowest 12% above NH
	Tuftonboro and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±4.7Lowest NH: 18.2%	19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2%
	Greenland and Tuftonboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.8%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1%	28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1%
	Greenland and Tuftonboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%	59.6%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6%	2.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6%
	Greenland and Tuftonboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$100,574±$16kLowest about the NH average	$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$462,300±$46kLowest 15% above NH	$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,311±$358Lowest 12% below NH	$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,004Lowest 55% below NH	$7,420Highest 11% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	6.5%±28.5Lowest NH: 48.2%	77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2%
	Greenland and Tuftonboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Highest NH: 7.2%	0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	93.3%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH	1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 12% above NH	21 minLowest 23% below NH
Work from home	14.3%±8.9Lowest NH: 16.8%	32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#10 of 120 in NH
School district	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Greenland School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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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.