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Eliot vs Weare vs Somersworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Eliot | Weare | Somersworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Lowest |
9,170 |
12,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.6±4 17% above U.S. |
38.4±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Eliot and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Somersworth and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$118,271±$17kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$74,504±$13kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Weare and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$396,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
$318,400±$23kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
$1,477±$134Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$6,272 101% above U.S. |
$6,805Highest 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±24.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.3%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weare and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #84 of 120 in NH | #117 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Somersworth School District |
| High school in town | None in town | John Stark Regional High School | Somersworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.