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Wilmot vs Center Harbor vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Center Harbor has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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.
| Measure | Wilmot | Center Harbor | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487 |
955Lowest |
1,791Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Lowest 22% above NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
53.8±4.5 24% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±2.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$95,208±$15kLowest 4% below NH |
| Wilmot and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$436,700±$22k 8% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
— | $1,208±$650Highest 19% below NH |
| Hancock and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$6,884Highest 3% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.