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43.44° N · 71.59° W · GEOID 3377100

Tilton Northfield

Belknap County, New Hampshire · part of the Laconia, NH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

New HampshireTilton Northfield, NHTilton NorthfieldTilton Northfield

The short answer

Tilton Northfield is home to 3,101 people. Median household income is $66,705 a year and median rent is $998 a month, 18.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $250,000, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$998
27% below the median place
Median household income
$66,705
17% below the median place
Median home value
$250,000
22% below the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
37% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Tilton Northfield

  • Half the homes were built before 1943, older housing than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 26 New Hampshire places.
  • Only 28% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 25 New Hampshire places.
  • Renters occupy 49% of homes, more than in 89% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 26 New Hampshire places.
  • Households average 2.07 people, smaller than in 89% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $913 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Tilton Northfield

Belknap County gains about 10.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,871
Moved out3,275
Net+596

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Carroll County, NH137238−101

Within New Hampshire, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New HampshireOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$130K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Belknap County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
11.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Belknap County report $129,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$39,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $998 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,911 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $250,000.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 13.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lancaster, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
11.8%
106% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.0%
49% above the median place
Income of households moving in5
$129,804
84% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.8%106% above
Moved from another state13.0%49% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure10.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$129,80484% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$80,36214% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1943, 2% below the median place.

Tilton Northfield18.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.0%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
1% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Tilton Northfield, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Bedford, VA14.1% vs 18.0%n/aCompare
Lacombe, LA14.6% vs 18.0%n/aCompare
Sheboygan Falls, WI14.8% vs 18.0%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1943
2% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
28.3%
44% below the median place
Homeownership1
50.8%
24% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$99827% below
Rent to income118.0%12% below
Property tax rate11.4%56% above
Home price to income13.8x1% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,6200% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,5539% above
Median home value1$250,00022% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure5.7%77% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure77.3%50% above
Homeownership150.8%24% below
Renters paying 30%+128.3%44% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9112% above
Vacant homes1County figure32.5%360% above
Median year built119432% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $32,263, 19% below the median place.

Income per person1
$32,263
19% below the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
13% below the median place
Median household income1
$66,705
17% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,70517% below
Income per person1$32,26319% below
Unemployment1County figure3.1%37% below
Average annual pay4County figure$57,39713% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure0.7%81% below
Jobs4County figure25,91583% below
Poverty rate111.2%4% above
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home1County figure13.5%9% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 17% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
90.2%
2% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1016646th largest
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher128.4%12% below
High school or higher190.4%2% below
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad1County figure2.8%68% below
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband190.2%2% below
05

Life in Tilton Northfield

47 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents45.1 4.4×
Playgrounds per 10k12.9 +37%
Grocery stores per 10k12.9 6.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k45.1 4.0×
Libraries per 10k9.7 11.1×
Named paths and bike trails6 km 3.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars29.8 +43%
Shops45.9 +51%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.4 2.0×
Doctors' offices and clinics14.5 −28%
Child care centers4.3 +87%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k6
29.8
43% above the median place
Shops per 10k6
45.9
51% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
8.4
105% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure23156% above
Public school students9County figure7,34450% above
Students per teacher9County figure11.029% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure29.843% above
Shops per 10k6County figure45.951% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure8.4105% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure14.528% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure4.387% above
Parks per 10k745.1344% above
Playgrounds per 10k712.937% above
Grocery stores per 10k712.9above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k745.1305% above
Libraries per 10k79.7above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails76.3215% above
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure47262% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 32, 26% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Tilton Northfield. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index12
32
26% below the median place
January average low10
12°F
54% below the median place
Average temperature10
46°F
17% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTilton NorthfieldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure81°F7% below
January average low10County figure12°F54% below
Average temperature10County figure46°F17% below
Annual precipitation10County figure47.4 in8% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure57.438% below
Hurricane risk11County figure78.411% above
Tornado risk11County figure31.461% below
Wildfire risk11County figure25.459% below
Heat wave risk11County figure42.553% below
Median air quality index12County figure3226% below
Good air days12County figure88.8%30% above
08

Tilton Northfield in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$998/mo (2024)$1,280/mo$1,050 to $1,550/mo+4.2%
Median household income$66,705 (2024)$84,000$71,000 to $99,500+3.9%
Median home value$250,000 (2024)$356,000$258,000 to $490,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Tilton Northfield

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lancaster, NY$969$66,148Compare
Winchester, TN$974$62,782Compare
Grand Rapids, MN$1,090$61,029Compare
Marysville, MI$974$66,901Compare
Marysville, MIGrand Rapids, MNWinchester, TNLancaster, NYTilton Northfield, NHTilton NorthfieldLancasterWinchesterGrand RapidsMarysvilleTilton NorthfieldLancasterWinchesterGrand RapidsMarysville

Common questions

Is Tilton Northfield a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1943, older housing than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 26 New Hampshire places. Only 28% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 25 New Hampshire places. On cost, space and class size it scores 26 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tilton Northfield expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $250,000.

What salary do you need to live in Tilton Northfield?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tilton Northfield?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lancaster, NY, Winchester, TN, Grand Rapids, MN and Marysville, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Tilton Northfield with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tilton Northfield itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tilton-northfield-new-hampshire

Citytistics. “Tilton Northfield, New Hampshire.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tilton-northfield-new-hampshire/

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