Compare towns
Lee vs Newmarket vs Plymouth vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Deerfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Plymouth is a college town. 33.7% 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 | Lee | Newmarket | Plymouth | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,576Lowest |
9,463Highest |
6,601 |
4,932 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
42.8±4.2 about the NH average |
| Lee and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6% NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
| Lee and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
| Lee and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
$7,369 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
56.3% NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min about the NH average |
28 min 6% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
| Work from home | 27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Deerfield 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | #61 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Newmarket School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Deerfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.