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Wilmot vs Center Harbor vs Springfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Center Harbor has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Highest |
955Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4 22% above NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Wilmot 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% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Wilmot and Center Harbor 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 |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$43k about the NH average |
$463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Highest 25% below NH |
— | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651Highest about the NH average |
$4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield 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% |
3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.