Compare towns
Portsmouth vs Franconia vs Greenland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Franconia has the most affordable homes ($530k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
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 | Portsmouth | Franconia | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,545Highest |
1,060Lowest |
4,106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±2Lowest about the NH average |
55.6±7Highest 28% above NH |
48.4±7.7 12% above NH |
| Franconia and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.2%±5.5 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.6%±6.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Franconia and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
5%±5.4Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Franconia and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$530,300±$96kLowest 32% above NH |
$662,800±$42k 65% above NH |
| Portsmouth and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,869±$111 25% above NH |
$1,281±$278Lowest 14% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Greenland and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,018Highest 20% above NH |
$7,451 12% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.4%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
73.2%±74.4 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NH: 7.2% |
11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.1% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below NH |
20 minLowest 25% below NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Portsmouth 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 | #11 of 120 in NH | — | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Portsmouth School District | Lafayette Regional School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Portsmouth High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.