Compare towns
Rumney vs Somersworth vs Bennington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the oldest population (median age 44.5).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Bennington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
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 | Rumney | Somersworth | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458Lowest |
12,111Highest |
1,588 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3Highest about the NH average |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
42.1±7.8 about the NH average |
| Rumney and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$83,875±$7kHighest 15% below NH |
| Bennington and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$318,400±$23kHighest 21% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
| Somersworth and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,477±$134Highest about the NH average |
$1,292±$150 13% below NH |
| Somersworth and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$6,805Highest about the NH average |
$5,944 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bennington and Rumney 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 | Rumney School District | Somersworth School District | Contoocook Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Somersworth High School | 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.