Compare towns
Somersworth vs Wilton vs Salisbury
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).
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Wilton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,111Highest |
3,960 |
1,609Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
46.8±5.2 8% above NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
| Salisbury and Wilton 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% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury 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% |
22%±6.3 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Wilton 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% |
36.9% NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Somersworth and Wilton 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 |
$114,349±$21kHighest 15% above NH |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
| Wilton and Salisbury 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 |
$381,500±$23kHighest 5% below NH |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
| Wilton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,382±$70Lowest 7% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
| Salisbury and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,805 about the NH average |
$7,612Highest 14% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Wilton 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% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
77% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Wilton 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 | #54 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Somersworth School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Somersworth High School | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.