Compare towns
Derry vs Newfields 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
Derry has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Derry | Newfields | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
2,023Lowest |
2,522 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Plainfield and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kLowest 10% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$122,656±$13k 24% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kLowest 7% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$442,400±$47k 10% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,674±$181 12% above NH |
| Newfields and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 22% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,904Lowest 19% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | — | #19 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Newfields School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9 |
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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.