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Littleton vs Stratham vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Littleton has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Franklin has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Littleton | Stratham | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,040Lowest |
7,754 |
8,799Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38±7.4Lowest 12% below NH |
41.6±4.9 4% below NH |
42.7±2Highest about the NH average |
| Franklin and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Franklin and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Stratham and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,746±$11kLowest 43% below NH |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
$71,648±$4k 28% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,900±$55k 30% below NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
$262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$50Lowest 37% below NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
$1,110±$68 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,741Lowest 29% below NH |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
$4,886 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.9 NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 7 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 46% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #80 of 120 in NH | #43 of 120 in NH | #112 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Littleton School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Littleton High School | None in town | Franklin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
— | 16.2Highest |
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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.