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Mendon vs Mount Holly vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 38.9).
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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 | Mendon | Mount Holly | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,415 |
2,522Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon 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 | — | — | #19 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.