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Somersworth vs Henniker vs Ashland
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).
Henniker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.9%).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Henniker | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
6,197 |
2,183Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
42.3±11.2Highest about the NH average |
| Ashland and Somersworth 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% |
15.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ashland 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% |
16.5%±6 NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ashland and Henniker 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% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,504±$13k 25% below NH |
$95,206±$21kHighest 4% below NH |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below NH |
| Henniker and Somersworth 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 |
$356,700±$49kHighest 11% below NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
| Henniker and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134Highest about the NH average |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,096±$155 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805 about the NH average |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
$4,961Lowest 26% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6 NH: 48.2% |
39.1%±14.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.6% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Henniker and Somersworth 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 | #56 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Henniker School District | Ashland 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.