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Berlin vs Hampton Beach vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
Franklin has the youngest population (median age 42.7).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Berlin | Hampton Beach | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,383Highest |
2,605Lowest |
8,799 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.8 3% above NH |
60.4±2.4Highest 39% above NH |
42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±3.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Franklin and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.7%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
34%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Franklin and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,180±$5kLowest 54% below NH |
$82,557±$17kHighest 17% below NH |
$71,648±$4k 28% below NH |
| Hampton Beach and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,000±$15kLowest 67% below NH |
$508,900±$76kHighest 26% above NH |
$262,200±$22k 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $815±$141Lowest 45% below NH |
$1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH |
$1,110±$68 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,437Lowest 48% below NH |
$6,115Highest 8% below NH |
$4,886 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±12 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.2% NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
62.9% NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH |
1959 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 3.5%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #108 of 120 in NH | — | #112 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Berlin School District | — | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Berlin Senior High School | — | Franklin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
— | 16.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.