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Newmarket vs Keene 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
Newmarket has the most expensive homes ($455k median).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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.
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 | Newmarket | Keene | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
22,939Highest |
4,969Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
37.6±2.3 13% below NH |
22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
| Newmarket and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newmarket and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4 NH: 6% |
42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kHighest about the NH average |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$89,500±$32k 10% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$294,400±$28k 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,342±$68 10% below NH |
$1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$6,483Lowest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±10.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
17 min 36% below NH |
16 minLowest 39% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Keene 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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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.