Meredith vs New Hampton

A side-by-side comparison of Meredith and New Hampton: population, income, housing, and more.

Meredith and New Hampton are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Meredith has the higher population (2,887 vs 285 in New Hampton). New Hampton has the higher median household income ($84,583 vs $52,083 in Meredith). Meredith has the higher median home value ($415,800 vs $296,700 in New Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Meredith	New Hampton
Population	2,887	285
Median age	49.0 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$84,583
Median home value	$415,800	$296,700
Median gross rent	$1,255	—
Housing units	1,729	76
Homeownership rate	58.8%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meredith	New Hampton
Population	1,495 → 2,887 (+93.1%)	354 → 285 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$41,100 → $52,083 (+26.7%)	$79,875 → $84,583 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$182,300 → $415,800 (+128.1%)	$225,000 → $296,700 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,011 → $1,255 (+24.1%)	—

Meredith

Population

1,4952,887

Median household income

$41,100$52,083

Median home value

$182,300$415,800

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,255

New Hampton

Population

354285

Median household income

$79,875$84,583

Median home value

$225,000$296,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meredith	New Hampton
Under 5	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	17.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	41.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	5.6%
75 and over	15.3%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meredith	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meredith	New Hampton
No high school diploma	4.8%	3.3%
High school graduate	32.5%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	62.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meredith	New Hampton
Drove alone	68.9%	60.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	20.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meredith	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	46.3%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.4%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Meredith	New Hampton
Poverty rate	8.5%	34.0%
Average household size	2.10	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1977	1959