Compare towns
Suncook vs Dummer vs Somersworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suncook has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Dummer has the most homeowners (94.2%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Suncook | Dummer | Somersworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432 |
299Lowest |
12,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Somersworth and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
| Somersworth and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,836±$25k 19% below NH |
$91,250±$21kHighest 8% below NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
| Dummer and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$22kHighest 10% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
| Suncook and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$317Lowest 27% below NH |
— | $1,477±$134Highest about the NH average |
| Somersworth and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,975Highest 5% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5% NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1967 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% below NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Suncook 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 |
| School district | — | — | Somersworth School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Somersworth High School |
| 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.