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Somersworth vs Gray vs Pembroke
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%).
Pembroke has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
8,429 |
7,438Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.9±3.3 8% above U.S. |
| Gray and Pembroke 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% |
24%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Pembroke 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% |
16.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gray and Pembroke 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% |
32.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest 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. |
$89,519±$22k 11% above U.S. |
| Gray and Pembroke 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±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$371,500±$20kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Pembroke and Gray 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 |
$1,218±$354Lowest 14% 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 | $6,805 118% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,589Highest 143% 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% |
48.4%±21.8Lowest 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.4% 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 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pembroke 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 | #85 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Somersworth School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Pembroke School District |
| High school in town | Somersworth High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Pembroke Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.5 |
13.1Highest |
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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.