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Springfield vs Bethlehem vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Springfield | Bethlehem | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122Lowest |
2,537 |
8,799Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
50.6±8.5 17% above NH |
42.7±2Lowest about the NH average |
| Springfield and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±3.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Franklin and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.3%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bethlehem and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% NH: 40.6% |
45.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9 NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kHighest about the NH average |
$85,029±$18k 14% below NH |
$71,648±$4kLowest 28% below NH |
| Springfield and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$288,300±$22k 28% below NH |
$262,200±$22kLowest 35% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,174±$81Highest 21% below NH |
$1,110±$68 26% below NH |
| Bethlehem and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$5,418 19% below NH |
$4,886Lowest 27% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.8%±11.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Bethlehem and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3% NH: 72.8% |
64.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
32 min 18% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem and Springfield 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 | — | #34 of 120 in NH | #112 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | Profile Senior High School | Franklin High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
16.2Highest |
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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.