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Facts and Figures- Median Income Figures

Currently, 84 percent of New Hampshire communities with median household income above the state average are designated as "Receiver" towns under the current education funding system.

2000 U.S. Census Bureau rankings:

2000 Census

Median Household Income (dollars)

New Hampshire

$ 49,467

Windham

10,709

$ 94,794

1

Hollis

7,015

$ 92,847

2

Amherst

10,769

$ 89,384

3

Bedford

18,274

$ 84,392

4

New Castle

1,010

$ 83,708

5

Bow

7,138

$ 79,329

6

Brookline

4,181

$ 77,075

7

Stratham

6,355

$ 76,726

8

Hampton Falls

1,880

$ 76,348

9

Litchfield

7,360

$ 73,302

10

Hanover

10,850

$ 72,470

11

Newfields

1,551

$ 71,375

12

Mont Vernon

2,034

$ 71,250

13

Auburn

4,682

$ 70,774

14

Londonderry

23,236

$ 70,501

15

Atkinson

6,178

$ 69,729

16

Brentwood

3,197

$ 68,971

17

Merrimack

25,119

$ 68,817

18

Pelham

10,914

$ 68,608

19

Chester

3,792

$ 68,571

20

Hampstead

8,297

$ 68,533

21

Sandown

5,143

$ 67,581

22

Kensington

1,893

$ 67,344

23

North Hampton

4,259

$ 66,696

24

Sharon

360

$ 66,250

25

New Boston

4,138

$ 66,020

26

East Kingston

1,784

$ 65,197

27

Dunbarton

2,226

$ 65,081

28

Francestown

1,480

$ 64,259

29

Hudson

22,928

$ 64,169

30

South Hampton

844

$ 63,750

31

Grantham

2,167

$ 63,239

32

Rye

5,182

$ 63,152

33

Nottingham

3,701

$ 62,423

34

Greenland

3,208

$ 62,172

35

Fremont

3,510

$ 62,171

36

Plaistow

7,747

$ 61,707

37

Kingston

5,862

$ 61,522

38

New London

4,116

$ 61,520

39

Hooksett

11,721

$ 61,491

40

Candia

3,911

$ 61,389

41

Deerfield

3,678

$ 61,367

42

Newton

4,289

$ 60,972

43

Mason

1,147

$ 60,433

44

Weare

7,776

$ 59,924

45

Lyndeborough

1,585

$ 59,688

46

Hopkinton

5,399

$ 59,583

47

Newington

775

$ 59,464

48

Strafford

3,626

$ 59,044

49

Salem

28,112

$ 58,090

50

Newbury

1,702

$ 58,026

51

Canterbury

1,979

$ 58,026

52

Lee

4,145

$ 57,993

53

Madbury

1,509

$ 57,981

54

Danville

4,023

$ 57,287

55

Lyme

1,679

$ 57,250

56

Plainfield

2,241

$ 57,083

57

Surry

673

$ 56,964

58

Chichester

2,236

$ 56,741

59

Temple

1,297

$ 56,500

60

Westmoreland

1,747

$ 55,875

61

Goffstown

16,929

$ 55,833

62

Loudon

4,481

$ 55,185

63

Salisbury

1,137

$ 55,000

64

Hancock

1,739

$ 55,000

65

Derry

34,021

$ 54,634

66

Hampton

14,937

$ 54,419

67

Wilton

3,743

$ 54,276

68

Webster

1,579

$ 54,052

69

New Ipswich

4,289

$ 53,939

70

Cornish

1,661

$ 53,393

71

Milford

13,535

$ 52,343

72

New Durham

2,220

$ 52,270

73

Dublin

1,476

$ 52,150

74

Brookfield

604

$ 52,132

75

Nashua

86,605

$ 51,969

76

Center Harbor

996

$ 51,806

77

Durham

12,664

$ 51,697

78

Chesterfield

3,542

$ 51,351

79

Sullivan

746

$ 51,058

80

Sutton

1,544

$ 50,924

81

Epping

5,476

$ 50,739

82

Epsom

4,021

$ 50,685

83

Northwood

3,640

$ 50,675

84

Bridgewater

974

$ 50,662

85

Barrington

7,475

$ 50,630

86

Gilmanton

3,060

$ 50,542

87

Rindge

5,451

$ 50,494

88

Henniker

4,433

$ 50,288

89

Randolph

339

$ 50,139

90

Croydon

661

$ 49,688

91

Exeter

14,058

$ 49,618

92

Wilmot

1,144

$ 49,605

93

Jackson

835

$ 49,583

94

Pembroke

6,897

$ 49,494

95

Roxbury

237

$ 49,375

96

Sunapee

3,055

$ 49,353

97

Sugar Hill

563

$ 49,219

98

Easton

256

$ 49,167

99

Richmond

1,077

$ 49,141

100

Bradford

1,454

$ 49,018

101

Greenfield

1,657

$ 48,833

102

Raymond

9,674

$ 48,829

103

Deering

1,875

$ 48,750

104

Gilford

6,803

$ 48,658

105

Harrisville

1,075

$ 48,625

106

Rollinsford

2,648

$ 48,588

107

Sanbornton

2,581

$ 48,458

108

Hill

992

$ 48,333

109

Fitzwilliam

2,141

$ 48,125

110

Enfield

4,618

$ 47,990

111

Holderness

1,930

$ 47,895

112

Belmont

6,716

$ 47,717

113

Hebron

459

$ 47,639

114

New Hampton

1,950

$ 47,583

115

Barnstead

3,886

$ 47,449

116

Peterborough

5,883

$ 47,381

117

Sandwich

1,286

$ 47,292

118

Andover

2,109

$ 47,093

119

Lyman

487

$ 46,607

120

Eaton

375

$ 46,429

121

Orford

1,091

$ 46,250

122

Bennington

1,401

$ 46,150

123

Newmarket

8,027

$ 46,058

124

Windsor

201

$ 45,750

125

Tuftonboro

2,148

$ 45,729

126

Antrim

2,449

$ 45,677

127

Portsmouth

20,784

$ 45,195

128

Moultonborough

4,484

$ 45,050

129

Jaffrey

5,476

$ 45,033

130

Marlow

747

$ 45,000

131

Marlborough

2,009

$ 44,904

132

Swanzey

6,800

$ 44,819

133

Walpole

3,594

$ 44,673

134

Springfield

945

$ 44,659

135

Hillsborough

4,928

$ 44,500

136

Shelburne

379

$ 44,375

137

Northfield

4,548

$ 44,333

138

Wentworth

798

$ 44,219

139

Milton

3,910

$ 44,194

140

Warner

2,760

$ 44,142

141

Wolfeboro

6,083

$ 44,012

142

Middleton

1,440

$ 43,942

143

Dover

26,884

$ 43,873

144

Madison

1,984

$ 43,523

145

Alton

4,502

$ 43,451

146

Gilsum

777

$ 43,359

147

Canaan

3,319

$ 43,220

148

Alstead

1,944

$ 43,191

149

Washington

895

$ 43,125

150

Bath

893

$ 43,088

151

Seabrook

7,934

$ 42,874

152

Meredith

5,943

$ 42,758

153

Somersworth

11,477

$ 42,739

154

Alexandria

1,329

$ 42,667

155

Goshen

741

$ 42,625

156

Boscawen

3,672

$ 42,524

157

Wakefield

4,252

$ 42,500

158

Concord

40,687

$ 42,447

159

Monroe

759

$ 42,411

160

Lebanon

12,568

$ 42,185

161

Langdon

586

$ 42,083

162

Tilton

3,477

$ 41,977

163

Landaff

378

$ 41,964

164

Allenstown

4,843

$ 41,958

165

Troy

1,962

$ 41,875

166

Unity

1,530

$ 41,594

167

Orange

299

$ 41,250

168

Nelson

634

$ 41,250

169

Hart's Location

37

$ 41,250

170

Jefferson

1,006

$ 41,089

171

Farmington

5,774

$ 40,971

172

Milan

1,331

$ 40,966

173

Dorchester

353

$ 40,833

174

Manchester

107,006

$ 40,774

175

Rochester

28,461

$ 40,596

176

Lempster

971

$ 40,458

177

Waterville Valley

257

$ 40,417

178

Lancaster

3,280

$ 40,305

179

Freedom

1,303

$ 40,187

180

Clarksville

294

$ 40,179

181

Franconia

924

$ 40,114

182

Greenville

2,224

$ 39,545

183

Carroll

663

$ 39,286

184

Campton

2,719

$ 39,213

185

Bartlett

2,705

$ 39,107

186

Pittsfield

3,931

$ 38,833

187

Grafton

1,138

$ 38,654

188

Piermont

709

$ 38,611

189

Pittsburg

867

$ 38,516

190

Thornton

1,843

$ 38,380

191

Danbury

1,071

$ 38,312

192

Rumney

1,480

$ 38,125

193

Bristol

3,033

$ 38,032

194

Charlestown

4,749

$ 38,024

195

Lisbon

1,587

$ 37,993

196

Stark

516

$ 37,946

197

Laconia

16,411

$ 37,796

198

Stoddard

928

$ 37,639

199

Newport

6,269

$ 37,442

200

Acworth

836

$ 37,386

201

Winchester

4,144

$ 37,364

202

Chatham

260

$ 37,188

203

Groton

456

$ 37,083

204

Keene

22,563

$ 37,033

205

Columbia

750

$ 36,964

206

Haverhill

4,416

$ 36,853

207

Albany

654

$ 36,635

208

Hinsdale

4,082

$ 36,124

209

Effingham

1,273

$ 36,000

210

Littleton

5,845

$ 35,887

211

Conway

8,604

$ 35,873

212

Errol

298

$ 35,625

213

Dalton

927

$ 35,625

214

Plymouth

5,892

$ 35,618

215

Woodstock

1,139

$ 35,556

216

Bethlehem

2,199

$ 35,547

217

Tamworth

2,510

$ 35,200

218

Claremont

13,151

$ 34,949

219

Ossipee

4,211

$ 34,709

220

Franklin

8,405

$ 34,613

221

Whitefield

2,038

$ 34,583

222

Warren

873

$ 34,432

223

Benton

314

$ 34,167

224

Ellsworth

87

$ 33,750

225

Ashland

1,955

$ 33,345

226

Dummer

309

$ 32,750

227

Gorham

2,895

$ 32,250

228

Colebrook

2,321

$ 32,244

229

Northumberland

2,438

$ 31,570

230

Stewartstown

1,012

$ 30,700

231

Berlin

10,331

$ 29,647

232

Stratford

942

$ 28,594

233

Lincoln

1,271

$ 28,523

234


Source: U.S. Census 2000 figures released June 2002


Donor towns for FY 2003 (beginning 7/1/02) boldfaced. List does not include 17 unincorporated communities that also are Donors.


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