Compare towns
Surry vs Somersworth vs Alstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Somersworth has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Alstead has the oldest population (median age 56).
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 | Surry | Somersworth | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,052Lowest |
12,111Highest |
1,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Alstead and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$74,504±$13k 25% below NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
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| Surry and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,384 4% below NH |
$6,805Highest about the NH average |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1973 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Alstead 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 | Fall Mountain Regional 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.