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Somersworth vs Bradford vs Fitzwilliam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Bradford has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Fitzwilliam has the most homeowners (94.2%).
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 | Somersworth | Bradford | Fitzwilliam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
1,565Lowest |
2,278 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
50.3±5.2Highest 16% above NH |
49.2±4.2 14% above NH |
| Bradford and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±4.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±2.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bradford and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
27%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±0.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$108,015±$21kHighest 9% above NH |
$100,735±$11k about the NH average |
| Bradford and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$341,700±$38kHighest 15% below NH |
$305,900±$34kLowest 24% below NH |
| Bradford and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
$1,507±$206Highest about the NH average |
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| Bradford and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805Highest about the NH average |
$6,307 5% below NH |
$5,173Lowest 22% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±22.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±51.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Fitzwilliam and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
9.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.4% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1972Highest 7 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
39 minHighest 48% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | Somersworth 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.