Hinsdale vs Jaffrey

A side-by-side comparison of Hinsdale and Jaffrey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jaffrey has the higher population (2,885 vs 1,382 in Hinsdale). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $69,576 in Hinsdale). Jaffrey has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $214,400 in Hinsdale).

Population, income & housing

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
Population	1,382	2,885
Median age	55.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,576	$95,600
Median home value	$214,400	$219,200
Median gross rent	$1,027	$950
Housing units	691	1,180
Homeownership rate	66.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
Population	1,380 → 1,382 (+0.1%)	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$61,859 → $69,576 (+12.5%)	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $214,400 (+40.7%)	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $1,027 (+42.2%)	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)

Hinsdale

Population

1,3801,382

Median household income

$61,859$69,576

Median home value

$152,400$214,400

Median gross rent

$722$1,027

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
Under 5	0.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	21.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	3.1%
75 and over	20.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
No high school diploma	1.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	64.3%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
Drove alone	75.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	6.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
1-unit, detached	59.0%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	11.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Hinsdale	Jaffrey
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1960	1970