Marlborough vs West Swanzey

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

Marlborough 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.

West Swanzey has the higher population (1,227 vs 925 in Marlborough). Marlborough has the higher median household income ($65,800 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Marlborough has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
Population	925	1,227
Median age	50.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,800	$52,241
Median home value	$241,800	$193,100
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,685
Housing units	500	596
Homeownership rate	49.8%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
Population	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

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)

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
Under 5	4.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	20.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	14.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.0%
75 and over	10.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	99.6%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
Drove alone	69.9%	95.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	46.4%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	20.6%
20 or more units	12.8%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Marlborough	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	9.8%	5.6%
Average household size	1.99	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1938	1972