What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitefield has the most affordable homes ($240k median).

Brookline has the most people working from home (24.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Whitefield	Brookline
People
Population	2,516Lowest	5,736Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+8%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+13%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	51.4±4.6Highest 19% above NH	41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH
Kids under 18	14.3%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2%	26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	28.6%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1%	11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6%	57.7%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±3.2Lowest NH: 6%	6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6%
	Brookline and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,125±$12kLowest 36% below NH	$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH	$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,077±$160Lowest 28% below NH	$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,394Lowest 34% below NH	$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2%	23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Whitefield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Highest NH: 7.2%	0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	95.1%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH	1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the NH average	33 minHighest 25% above NH
Work from home	7.2%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8%	24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#86 of 120 in NH	#23 of 120 in NH
School district	White Mountains Regional School District	Brookline School District
High school in town	White Mountains Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	7.9	—
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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.