Compare towns
Suncook vs Somersworth vs Allenstown
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%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Allenstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.9%).
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 | Somersworth | Allenstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,432 |
12,111Highest |
4,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.1Lowest 12% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
39.4±4.7Highest 9% below NH |
| Allenstown and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Suncook and Allenstown 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% |
31.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Highest NH: 6% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest 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±$25kHighest 19% below NH |
$74,504±$13k 25% below NH |
$72,500±$21kLowest 27% below NH |
| Suncook and Somersworth 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 |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$243,600±$69kLowest 39% 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 |
$1,281±$397 14% below NH |
| Somersworth and Allenstown 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 |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$4,098Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±21.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
57.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Allenstown and Somersworth 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% |
11.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5% NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than NH |
1967 12 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
| Work from home | 15.5%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest 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 | Allenstown School District |
| High school in town | — | Somersworth High School | 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.