Walpole vs West Swanzey

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

Walpole 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 447 in Walpole). Walpole has the higher median household income ($71,563 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Walpole has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Walpole	West Swanzey
Population	447	1,227
Median age	61.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,563	$52,241
Median home value	$380,000	$193,100
Median gross rent	$516	$1,685
Housing units	353	596
Homeownership rate	55.0%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walpole	West Swanzey
Population	537 → 447 (-16.8%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$48,576 → $71,563 (+47.3%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$330,300 → $380,000 (+15.0%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $516 (-45.6%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

Walpole

Population

537447

Median household income

$48,576$71,563

Median home value

$330,300$380,000

Median gross rent

$948$516

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)

	Walpole	West Swanzey
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	1.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.9%
35 to 44	6.9%	9.2%
45 to 54	21.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.0%
75 and over	34.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walpole	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walpole	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	14.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	5.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walpole	West Swanzey
Drove alone	95.7%	95.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walpole	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	66.6%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	20.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Walpole	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	17.2%	5.6%
Average household size	1.71	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1938	1972