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Center Harbor vs Plymouth vs Rollinsford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Rollinsford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Center Harbor | Plymouth | Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
6,601Highest |
2,626 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+2.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
38.8±5.5 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±4.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Rollinsford and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16kHighest 5% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$89,500±$26k 10% below NH |
| Center Harbor and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kHighest 15% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$398,100±$33k about the NH average |
| Center Harbor and Rollinsford 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 |
$1,809±$394Highest 21% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$6,288 6% below NH |
$6,851Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
40%±26.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Rollinsford and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #47 of 120 in NH | #94 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Rollinsford School District |
| High school in town | — | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| 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.