North Walpole vs Winchester

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

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

Winchester has the higher population (1,394 vs 608 in North Walpole). North Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $65,893 in Winchester). Winchester has the higher median home value ($206,900 vs $188,400 in North Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	North Walpole	Winchester
Population	608	1,394
Median age	47.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$65,893
Median home value	$188,400	$206,900
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,028
Housing units	261	783
Homeownership rate	76.8%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Walpole	Winchester
Population	832 → 608 (-26.9%)	2,261 → 1,394 (-38.3%)
Median household income	$110,250 → $71,875 (-34.8%)	$39,608 → $65,893 (+66.4%)
Median home value	$144,300 → $188,400 (+30.6%)	$112,800 → $206,900 (+83.4%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,021 (+19.3%)	$1,025 → $1,028 (+0.3%)

North Walpole

Population

832608

Median household income

$110,250$71,875

Median home value

$144,300$188,400

Median gross rent

$856$1,021

Winchester

Population

2,2611,394

Median household income

$39,608$65,893

Median home value

$112,800$206,900

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Walpole	Winchester
Under 5	0.8%	14.7%
5 to 17	21.5%	7.7%
18 to 24	3.8%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.9%	19.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.7%
75 and over	9.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Walpole	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Walpole	Winchester
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	29.0%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Walpole	Winchester
Drove alone	67.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	14.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Walpole	Winchester
1-unit, detached	73.9%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	North Walpole	Winchester
Poverty rate	15.5%	22.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1950	1973