Compare towns
Littleton vs Suncook 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).
Suncook has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Suncook | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,040 |
5,432Lowest |
8,799Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38±7.4 12% below NH |
37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
42.7±2Highest about the NH average |
| Franklin and Littleton 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% |
19.8%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Suncook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±3.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Franklin and Littleton 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% |
31.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Franklin and Suncook 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 |
$79,836±$25kHighest 19% below NH |
$71,648±$4k 28% below NH |
| Suncook and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,900±$55k 30% below NH |
$361,100±$22kHighest 10% below NH |
$262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$50Lowest 37% below NH |
$1,091±$317 27% below NH |
$1,110±$68Highest 26% below NH |
| Franklin and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,741Lowest 29% below NH |
$6,975Highest 5% above NH |
$4,886 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.9 NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±21.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Suncook 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% |
12.9% NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
59.5% NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 7 yrs older than NH |
1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1959 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 46% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
32 minHighest 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Suncook and Littleton 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 | #80 of 120 in NH | — | #112 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Littleton School District | — | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Littleton High School | — | Franklin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
— | 16.2Highest |
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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.