Marlborough vs Walpole

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

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

Marlborough has the higher population (925 vs 447 in Walpole). Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $65,800 in Marlborough). Walpole has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $241,800 in Marlborough).

Population, income & housing

	Marlborough	Walpole
Population	925	447
Median age	50.3 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,800	$71,563
Median home value	$241,800	$380,000
Median gross rent	$1,004	$516
Housing units	500	353
Homeownership rate	49.8%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlborough	Walpole
Population	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)	537 → 447 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)	$48,576 → $71,563 (+47.3%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$330,300 → $380,000 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)	$948 → $516 (-45.6%)

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

Walpole

Population

537447

Median household income

$48,576$71,563

Median home value

$330,300$380,000

Median gross rent

$948$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marlborough	Walpole
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.4%	1.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	14.9%	21.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.7%
75 and over	10.1%	34.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlborough	Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlborough	Walpole
No high school diploma	6.4%	14.7%
High school graduate	30.1%	5.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlborough	Walpole
Drove alone	69.9%	95.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlborough	Walpole
1-unit, detached	46.4%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	17.6%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	15.9%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlborough	Walpole
Poverty rate	9.8%	17.2%
Average household size	1.99	1.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938