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Mount Tabor vs Plainfield vs Maidstone

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborPlainfieldMaidstone
People
Population
304
2,522Highest
241Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
61.3±8.2Highest
58% above U.S.
Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.4%±11.8
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.4%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±3.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$85,833±$32kLowest
6% above U.S.
Plainfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kLowest
26% above U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$438,200±$81k
32% above U.S.
Plainfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,674±$181Lowest
18% above U.S.
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Mount Tabor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$3,914Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Plainfield and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
24.5%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Maidstone 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 — Plainfield School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.