Farmington vs Somersworth

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and Somersworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Somersworth has the higher population (12,060 vs 3,753 in Farmington). Somersworth has the higher median household income ($79,677 vs $51,094 in Farmington). Somersworth has the higher median home value ($295,800 vs $215,100 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Somersworth
Population	3,753	12,060
Median age	44.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$79,677
Median home value	$215,100	$295,800
Median gross rent	$957	$1,410
Housing units	1,765	5,677
Homeownership rate	62.7%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Somersworth
Population	4,477 → 3,753 (-16.2%)	11,925 → 12,060 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$56,000 → $51,094 (-8.8%)	$66,663 → $79,677 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $215,100 (+30.0%)	$184,700 → $295,800 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$989 → $957 (-3.2%)	$1,071 → $1,410 (+31.7%)

Farmington

Population

4,4773,753

Median household income

$56,000$51,094

Median home value

$165,400$215,100

Median gross rent

$989$957

Somersworth

Population

11,92512,060

Median household income

$66,663$79,677

Median home value

$184,700$295,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Somersworth
Under 5	6.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	19.1%
35 to 44	6.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	28.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	5.2%	9.5%
75 and over	6.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Somersworth
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	82.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Somersworth
No high school diploma	16.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Somersworth
Drove alone	80.9%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	10.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Somersworth
1-unit, detached	52.7%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	7.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Somersworth
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1958	1970