Bradford vs Contoocook

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Contoocook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Contoocook has the higher population (1,370 vs 399 in Bradford). Contoocook has the higher median household income ($131,518 vs $80,288 in Bradford). Contoocook has the higher median home value ($399,400 vs $309,300 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Contoocook
Population	399	1,370
Median age	45.6 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,288	$131,518
Median home value	$309,300	$399,400
Median gross rent	$1,352	$1,075
Housing units	190	557
Homeownership rate	69.5%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	60.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Contoocook
Population	273 → 399 (+46.2%)	1,528 → 1,370 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$47,656 → $80,288 (+68.5%)	$70,243 → $131,518 (+87.2%)
Median home value	$205,600 → $309,300 (+50.4%)	$245,200 → $399,400 (+62.9%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,352 (+41.3%)	$890 → $1,075 (+20.8%)

Bradford

Population

273399

Median household income

$47,656$80,288

Median home value

$205,600$309,300

Median gross rent

$957$1,352

Contoocook

Population

1,5281,370

Median household income

$70,243$131,518

Median home value

$245,200$399,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,075

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Contoocook
Under 5	7.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	4.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	18.9%
45 to 54	21.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.5%	11.4%
75 and over	3.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Contoocook
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	86.9%
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	3.8%	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Contoocook
No high school diploma	3.2%	1.0%
High school graduate	36.1%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	31.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Contoocook
Drove alone	80.8%	67.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	27.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Contoocook
1-unit, detached	76.3%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	14.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Contoocook
Poverty rate	4.3%	2.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1947	1941