Jaffrey vs Marlborough

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

Jaffrey and Marlborough 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 925 in Marlborough). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $65,800 in Marlborough). Marlborough has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $219,200 in Jaffrey).

Population, income & housing

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
Population	2,885	925
Median age	37.6 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,600	$65,800
Median home value	$219,200	$241,800
Median gross rent	$950	$1,004
Housing units	1,180	500
Homeownership rate	71.4%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
Population	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	3.1%	12.0%
75 and over	8.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	97.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
No high school diploma	2.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.7%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
Drove alone	84.5%	69.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	2.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	6.2%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
1-unit, detached	73.6%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	11.4%
20 or more units	4.2%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Jaffrey	Marlborough
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.95	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1970	1938