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Whitefield vs Carroll vs Dalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 62.4).
Dalton has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
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 | Whitefield | Carroll | Dalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,516Highest |
659Lowest |
916 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.6 19% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
44.5±12.9Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.6%±11.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Dalton and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±5.4 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% NH: 40.6% |
35.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
20.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.1%±4.3 NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Dalton 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 |
$64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
$81,429±$36kHighest 18% below NH |
| Dalton and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$22k 40% below NH |
$261,500±$42kHighest 35% below NH |
$191,400±$68kLowest 52% below NH |
| Carroll and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$160 28% below NH |
$1,078±$241Highest 28% below NH |
$900±$825Lowest 40% below NH |
| Carroll and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,394Highest 34% below NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$3,561 47% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±15.6 NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
57.7%±83.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Dalton and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NH: 7.2% |
5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
19.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the NH average |
22 min 19% below NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
5.9%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Whitefield and Dalton 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 | #86 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | White Mountains Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | White Mountains Regional High School | — | — |
| 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.