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Francestown vs Dunbarton vs Henniker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Francestown has the most people working from home (27.4%).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Henniker is a college town. 27% 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 | Francestown | Dunbarton | Henniker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Lowest |
3,097 |
6,197Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.5Highest 18% above NH |
48±3.7 11% above NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
| Francestown and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Francestown and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,063±$16k 5% above NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$95,206±$21kLowest 4% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Francestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,200±$34k about the NH average |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$356,700±$49kLowest 11% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,358±$256Highest 9% below NH |
$1,166±$70 22% below NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
| Francestown and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,014Lowest 20% above NH |
$8,233 23% above NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±77Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Francestown and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
64.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 57% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 27.4%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Francestown and Henniker 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | Dunbarton School District | Henniker School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.