Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Swanzey is worth considering.
Swanzey is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Swanzey is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.22% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Swanzey in 2022 was $39,512, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,048 for a family of four. However, Swanzey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Swanzey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swanzey residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Swanzey include French, English, Irish, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Swanzey is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Tagalog.
