Jaffrey vs West Swanzey

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

Jaffrey and West Swanzey 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 1,227 in West Swanzey). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Jaffrey has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
Population	2,885	1,227
Median age	37.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,600	$52,241
Median home value	$219,200	$193,100
Median gross rent	$950	$1,685
Housing units	1,180	596
Homeownership rate	71.4%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
Population	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

West Swanzey

Population

8961,227

Median household income

$58,494$52,241

Median home value

$154,600$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
Under 5	4.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	20.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	5.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	3.1%	13.0%
75 and over	8.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	99.6%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	2.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
Drove alone	84.5%	95.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	73.6%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	20.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Jaffrey	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1970	1972