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Somersworth vs Rindge vs Campton
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).
Rindge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Rindge | Campton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
6,497 |
3,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
35±3.9Lowest 19% below NH |
49.2±3.7Highest 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
21.2%±4.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±6.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Rindge 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% |
18%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±10.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Campton and Rindge 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% |
31.8% NH: 40.6% |
51.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
18.3%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$102,679±$20k 4% above NH |
$118,870±$21kHighest 20% above NH |
| Campton and Rindge 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 |
$415,400±$35kHighest 3% above NH |
$356,300±$38k 11% below NH |
| Rindge and Campton 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 |
$1,123±$60Lowest 25% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805Highest about the NH average |
$6,636 about the NH average |
$6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
29.1%±19.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Campton 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% |
8.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
84.8% NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Campton and Rindge 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 | #50 of 120 in NH | #68 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | Campton 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.