Compare towns
Pembroke vs Somersworth vs Weare
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most kids (24% under 18).
Somersworth has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Weare has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Pembroke | Somersworth | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,438Lowest |
12,111Highest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3 3% below NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
| Weare and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Pembroke and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Somersworth and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22k 10% below NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
| Weare and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20k 8% below NH |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$396,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
| Weare and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589Highest 14% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare and Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #117 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Somersworth School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | Somersworth High School | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.4Lowest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.