Hillsborough vs Peterborough

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

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

Peterborough has the higher population (2,343 vs 1,582 in Hillsborough). Peterborough has the higher median household income ($81,836 vs $64,417 in Hillsborough). Peterborough has the higher median home value ($323,700 vs $197,500 in Hillsborough).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
Population	1,582	2,343
Median age	42.4 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,417	$81,836
Median home value	$197,500	$323,700
Median gross rent	$963	$1,310
Housing units	813	1,580
Homeownership rate	72.8%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
Population	1,716 → 1,582 (-7.8%)	2,971 → 2,343 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$70,943 → $64,417 (-9.2%)	$60,324 → $81,836 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $197,500 (+29.0%)	$224,700 → $323,700 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $963 (-5.1%)	$870 → $1,310 (+50.6%)

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

Peterborough

Population

2,9712,343

Median household income

$60,324$81,836

Median home value

$224,700$323,700

Median gross rent

$870$1,310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
Under 5	1.6%	0.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.4%
25 to 34	18.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	15.7%
75 and over	13.1%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	39.4%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
Drove alone	81.6%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
1-unit, detached	48.3%	47.9%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	17.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough	Peterborough
Poverty rate	7.9%	8.1%
Average household size	2.21	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	39	29
Median year structure built	1953	1956