Compare towns
Newfields vs Newmarket vs Plymouth vs Mont Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Mont Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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.
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 | Newfields | Newmarket | Plymouth | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
9,463Highest |
6,601 |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
42.9±2.8 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Newmarket and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$158,036±$19k 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$526,300±$39k 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255 26% below NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
$9,432 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
56.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Newfields 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 | — | #39 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Mont Vernon 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.