Goffstown vs Hillsborough

A side-by-side comparison of Goffstown and Hillsborough: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goffstown has the higher population (3,127 vs 1,582 in Hillsborough). Goffstown has the higher median household income ($133,657 vs $64,417 in Hillsborough). Goffstown has the higher median home value ($385,000 vs $197,500 in Hillsborough).

Population, income & housing

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
Population	3,127	1,582
Median age	34.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$133,657	$64,417
Median home value	$385,000	$197,500
Median gross rent	$1,222	$963
Housing units	1,132	813
Homeownership rate	85.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
Population	2,541 → 3,127 (+23.1%)	1,716 → 1,582 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$83,485 → $133,657 (+60.1%)	$70,943 → $64,417 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$237,400 → $385,000 (+62.2%)	$153,100 → $197,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,222 (+37.1%)	$1,015 → $963 (-5.1%)

Goffstown

Population

2,5413,127

Median household income

$83,485$133,657

Median home value

$237,400$385,000

Median gross rent

$891$1,222

Hillsborough

Population

1,7161,582

Median household income

$70,943$64,417

Median home value

$153,100$197,500

Median gross rent

$1,015$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
Under 5	9.8%	1.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	26.3%	18.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.8%
75 and over	5.3%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
No high school diploma	1.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	25.5%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
Drove alone	83.0%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	5.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
1-unit, detached	83.6%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Goffstown	Hillsborough
Poverty rate	2.4%	7.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	35	39
Median year structure built	1969	1953