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Danville vs Lee vs Plaistow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Plaistow has the most renters (21.9% 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.
| Measure | Danville | Lee | Plaistow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,531Lowest |
4,576 |
7,861Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42±4 3% below NH |
42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±7 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Lee and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,104±$21k 16% above NH |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $437,600±$26k 9% above NH |
$480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
— | $1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
| Danville and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,504 28% above NH |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.8% NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #40 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH | #66 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Timberlane Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 10 photos → | None yet |
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.