Compare towns
Mason vs Somersworth vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Mason | Somersworth | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,451 |
12,111Highest |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3 about the NH average |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
| Surry and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.1 NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,090±$3kHighest 12% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$110,125±$25k 11% above NH |
| Mason and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,000±$21kHighest 5% below NH |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
$1,955±$374 31% above NH |
| Mason and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,049Highest 6% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$6,384Lowest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 53% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Surry 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 | — | #117 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mason School District | Somersworth School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Somersworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.