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Whitefield vs Hampton Falls vs Carroll
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).
Hampton Falls has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 62.4).
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 | Hampton Falls | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,516Highest |
2,328 |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.6 19% above NH |
49.5±7.3Lowest 14% above NH |
62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Whitefield and Hampton Falls 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 |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
$64,821±$26k 35% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$22kLowest 40% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
$261,500±$42k 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$160Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
$1,078±$241 28% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,394 34% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±15.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
28%±47.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Whitefield and Carroll 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% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #86 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | White Mountains Regional School District | Hampton Falls 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.