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Somersworth vs Gray vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Berwick has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Gray | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
8,429 |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
42.6±3.6 10% above U.S. |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gray and Berwick 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,504±$13kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$81,406±$39k about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$23kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$323,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134Highest 5% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,041±$901Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Somersworth and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805Highest 118% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,806 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Somersworth School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Somersworth High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.