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Durham vs Franconia vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Franconia has the most expensive homes ($530k median).
Wilmot has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Franconia | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,681Highest |
1,060Lowest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
55.6±7Highest 28% above NH |
53±2.4 22% above NH |
| Franconia and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.2%±5.5 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.6%±6.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
5%±5.4 NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
| Wilmot and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$530,300±$96kHighest 32% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
| Franconia and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$211Highest 13% below NH |
$1,281±$278 14% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Durham and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,451 12% above NH |
$6,651Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
73.2%±74.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Franconia and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.1% NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below NH |
20 min 25% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Lafayette Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.