Compare towns
Enfield vs Holderness vs Lebanon vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Lebanon has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% 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.
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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 | Enfield | Holderness | Lebanon | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,475 |
1,917Lowest |
14,999Highest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
38.9±3.1 10% below NH |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Holderness and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Holderness and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7% NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
63.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$107,863±$45kHighest 9% above NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
$89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kHighest about the NH average |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
$385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
$294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
| Enfield and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
$1,296±$295 13% below NH |
| Holderness and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203 7% below NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
$8,149Highest 22% above NH |
$6,483 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2 NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Lebanon and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% NH: 7.2% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2% NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
16 min 39% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | — | #29 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Holderness School District | Lebanon School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lebanon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.