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Franklin vs Hancock vs Webster
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).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Hancock | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,799Highest |
1,791Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
53.8±4.5Highest 24% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Hancock and Webster 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% |
15.4%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4 NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Franklin 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 |
$95,208±$15k 4% below NH |
$107,171±$14kHighest 8% above NH |
| Webster and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
$436,700±$22kHighest 8% above NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$68Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,208±$650 19% below NH |
$1,396±$622Highest 6% below NH |
| Webster and Hancock 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 |
$6,884Highest 3% above NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster 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% |
4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 18% above NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Hancock 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 | Contoocook Valley 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.