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Franklin vs Cornish vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most renters (35.8% rent).
Cornish has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Franklin | Cornish | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,799Highest |
1,816 |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
54±8.3Highest 25% above NH |
51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
| Cornish and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.3%±4.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
| Cornish and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
40.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Franklin and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,648±$4kLowest 28% below NH |
$91,821±$2k 7% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
$296,000±$69k 26% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Salisbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$68Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,221±$227 18% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
$5,796 13% below NH |
$5,859Highest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
40.5%±38.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Cornish and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.1% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 18% above NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Cornish 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 | #112 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Franklin School District | Cornish School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Franklin High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2 |
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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.