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Campton vs St. Albans vs Plymouth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
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.

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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.

MeasureCamptonSt. AlbansPlymouth
People
Population
3,407Lowest
6,954Highest
6,601
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±3.7Highest
26% above U.S.
38.7±2
about the U.S. average
24.6±3.4Lowest
37% below U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±6.8
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.6%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
St. Albans and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.9%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
12%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Campton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
33.7%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,870±$21kHighest
47% above U.S.
$57,980±$7kLowest
28% below U.S.
$77,027±$26k
5% below U.S.
Campton and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,300±$38kHighest
7% above U.S.
$263,400±$18kLowest
21% below U.S.
$292,400±$22k
12% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,150±$78Highest
19% below U.S.
$1,108±$255Lowest
22% below U.S.
St. Albans and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,028
93% above U.S.
$4,436Lowest
42% above U.S.
$6,288Highest
102% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.6%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.8%±11.8
U.S.: 51.1%
33.8%±11.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Campton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
18.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
56.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
12% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
18 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
28.3%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
11.7%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #68 of 120 in NH #46 of 70 in VT #47 of 120 in NH
School district Campton School District Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District
High school in town None in town Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) Plymouth Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.4Lowest
12.8Highest
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U.S. 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.