Bennington vs Francestown

A side-by-side comparison of Bennington and Francestown: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennington and Francestown are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bennington has the higher population (240 vs 137 in Francestown). Francestown has the higher median household income ($112,188 vs $70,750 in Bennington). Francestown has the higher median home value ($361,400 vs $213,400 in Bennington).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Francestown
Population	240	137
Median age	40.1 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,750	$112,188
Median home value	$213,400	$361,400
Median gross rent	$897	—
Housing units	130	80
Homeownership rate	66.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	12.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Francestown
Population	321 → 240 (-25.2%)	118 → 137 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $70,750 (-1.3%)	$103,333 → $112,188 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$133,000 → $213,400 (+60.5%)	$286,700 → $361,400 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $897 (+4.7%)	—

Bennington

Population

321240

Median household income

$71,667$70,750

Median home value

$133,000$213,400

Median gross rent

$857$897

Francestown

Population

118137

Median household income

$103,333$112,188

Median home value

$286,700$361,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Francestown
Under 5	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	6.6%
65 to 74	14.2%	19.7%
75 and over	2.5%	32.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Francestown
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Francestown
No high school diploma	3.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	2.5%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	32.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Francestown
Drove alone	78.1%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Francestown
1-unit, detached	51.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	43.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Francestown
Poverty rate	9.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.18	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	40	51
Median year structure built	1938	1938