Compare towns
Weare vs Suncook vs Chichester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Chichester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Weare | Suncook | Chichester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170Highest |
5,432 |
2,745Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% NH: +4.6% |
+2.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
43±3.3 about the NH average |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chichester and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
$79,836±$25kLowest 19% below NH |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$361,100±$22kLowest 10% below NH |
$409,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Chichester and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$6,975 5% above NH |
$7,189Highest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±21.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4 NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
59.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 34% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±6.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8 NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Chichester 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 | #84 of 120 in NH | — | #75 of 120 in NH |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | — | Chichester School District |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.