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Franklin vs Starks vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most renters (35.8% rent).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Starks | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,799Highest |
556Lowest |
1,609 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
21% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$63,500±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$22k 21% below U.S. |
$148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,110±$68 21% below U.S. |
$1,063±$301Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,886 57% above U.S. |
$1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$5,859Highest 88% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±11.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±90.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Starks and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 20% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.3%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #112 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Franklin School District | — | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Franklin High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2 |
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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.