Francestown vs Hancock

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

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

Hancock has the higher population (171 vs 137 in Francestown). Francestown has the higher median household income ($112,188 vs $57,159 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median home value ($388,000 vs $361,400 in Francestown).

Population, income & housing

	Francestown	Hancock
Population	137	171
Median age	65.6 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$112,188	$57,159
Median home value	$361,400	$388,000
Housing units	80	102
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.9%	74.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Francestown	Hancock
Population	118 → 137 (+16.1%)	280 → 171 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$103,333 → $112,188 (+8.6%)	$56,458 → $57,159 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$286,700 → $361,400 (+26.1%)	$362,500 → $388,000 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,139 → $1,177 (+3.3%)

Francestown

Population

118137

Median household income

$103,333$112,188

Median home value

$286,700$361,400

Hancock

Population

280171

Median household income

$56,458$57,159

Median home value

$362,500$388,000

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Francestown	Hancock
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	4.7%
18 to 24	1.5%	1.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	19.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	19.3%
65 to 74	19.7%	43.3%
75 and over	32.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Francestown	Hancock
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Francestown	Hancock
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	2.5%	6.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	37.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.8%	36.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Francestown	Hancock
Drove alone	80.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Francestown	Hancock
1-unit, detached	100.0%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Francestown	Hancock
Poverty rate	6.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.99	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	51	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938