Compare towns
Somersworth vs Nashua vs Pembroke
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 affordable homes ($318k median).
Nashua has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Pembroke has the most kids (24% 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 | Nashua | Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111 |
91,294Highest |
7,438Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
40±1.3 8% below NH |
41.9±3.3Highest 3% below NH |
| Pembroke and Nashua 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% |
18.6%±1.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke 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% |
16.9%±1Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Nashua 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 NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
5%±0.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Nashua 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 25% below NH |
$96,326±$5kHighest about the NH average |
$89,519±$22k 10% below NH |
| Nashua 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 21% below NH |
$403,900±$11kHighest about the NH average |
$371,500±$20k 8% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,737±$41Highest 16% above NH |
$1,218±$354Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805 about the NH average |
$6,799Lowest about the NH average |
$7,589Highest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
45.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% NH: 72.8% |
55.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
67.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.4%±1.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
17%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Nashua and Pembroke 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 | #67 of 120 in NH | #85 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Nashua School District | Pembroke School District |
| High school in town | Somersworth High School | Nashua High School South | Pembroke Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.8 |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.