It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Swanzey has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Swanzey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Swanzey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Swanzey may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Swanzey doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Swanzey overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Swanzey, 24.61% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Swanzey in 2018 was $39,536, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,144 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 Spanish.
