Contoocook vs New London

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

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

New London has the higher population (1,398 vs 1,370 in Contoocook). Contoocook has the higher median household income ($131,518 vs $85,938 in New London). Contoocook has the higher median home value ($399,400 vs $365,800 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	Contoocook	New London
Population	1,370	1,398
Median age	42.9 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$131,518	$85,938
Median home value	$399,400	$365,800
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,558
Housing units	557	326
Homeownership rate	84.0%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.1%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Contoocook	New London
Population	1,528 → 1,370 (-10.3%)	1,415 → 1,398 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$70,243 → $131,518 (+87.2%)	$73,958 → $85,938 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$245,200 → $399,400 (+62.9%)	$273,100 → $365,800 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,075 (+20.8%)	$823 → $1,558 (+89.3%)

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

New London

Population

1,4151,398

Median household income

$73,958$85,938

Median home value

$273,100$365,800

Median gross rent

$823$1,558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Contoocook	New London
Under 5	6.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	49.2%
25 to 34	4.0%	5.5%
35 to 44	18.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	15.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	1.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.6%
75 and over	4.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Contoocook	New London
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Contoocook	New London
No high school diploma	1.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.0%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.4%	28.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Contoocook	New London
Drove alone	67.2%	55.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	19.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.1%	12.7%
Other means	1.6%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Contoocook	New London
1-unit, detached	79.9%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	19.9%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Contoocook	New London
Poverty rate	2.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1941	1954