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Croydon vs Plainfield vs Morrisville

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).

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.

MeasureCroydonPlainfieldMorrisville
People
Population
798Lowest
2,522
2,664Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.3±6Highest
16% above U.S.
Morrisville and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Croydon and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,333±$21k
22% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$68,240±$15kLowest
15% below U.S.
Plainfield and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$317,300±$33k
5% below U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$276,300±$20kLowest
17% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,674±$181Highest
18% above U.S.
$1,289±$116
9% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$4,542
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±15.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Morrisville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
22 min
15% below U.S.
Work from home
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Plainfield and Morrisville 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 — #19 of 120 in NH —
School district Croydon School District Plainfield School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.