Compare towns
Franklin vs Jaffrey 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).
Jaffrey has the shortest commute (25 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 | Jaffrey | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,799Highest |
5,448 |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
42.9±3.9 about the NH average |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.1%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Jaffrey and Salisbury 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% |
18.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Franklin 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% |
31.2% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.4 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Franklin and Jaffrey 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 |
$92,330±$18k 7% below NH |
$111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
| Salisbury and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$22k 35% below NH |
$245,500±$27kLowest 39% below NH |
$363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$68 26% below NH |
$962±$202Lowest 35% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
$6,196Highest 7% below NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
45.7%±23Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Jaffrey 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% |
3.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
81.8% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 18% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 8.3%±4.1 NH: 16.8% |
7.5%±4.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #112 of 120 in NH | #87 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Franklin School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Franklin High School | Conant Middle High School (H) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Lowest |
21.3Highest |
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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.