Compare towns
Claremont vs Salisbury vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Claremont has the most affordable homes ($205k median).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Claremont | Salisbury | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,522 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5 about the NH average |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6 NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Plainfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8kLowest 40% below NH |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17kLowest 49% below NH |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,674±$181 12% above NH |
| Salisbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Plainfield 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 | #103 of 120 in NH | — | #19 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Claremont School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.