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Ware vs Goffstown vs Ware
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ware has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Goffstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Ware has the oldest population (median age 43.1).
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 | Ware | Goffstown | Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,369Lowest |
18,513Highest |
10,048 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±6Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±3.1 6% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Ware and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware and Goffstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,158±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$113,958±$12kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,400±$31kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$377,400±$20kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,039±$104Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,231±$161Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
| Goffstown and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,408Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$6,941Highest 123% above U.S. |
$4,237 36% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.5%±17.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.1%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ware and Goffstown 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #35 of 120 in NH | #267 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Goffstown School District | Ware |
| High school in town | — | Goffstown High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.