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Campton vs Plymouth vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Wilmot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Plymouth is a college town. 33.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Campton | Plymouth | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,407 |
6,601Highest |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 14% above NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±6.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Campton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±10.9 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±4.2 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,870±$21kHighest 20% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Campton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,300±$38k 11% below NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
| Wilmot and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,125±$289Highest 25% below NH |
| Wilmot and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,288 6% below NH |
$6,651Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Campton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Campton and Wilmot 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 | #68 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Campton School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Plymouth Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.