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Newmarket vs North Hampton 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 renters (47.1% rent).
North Hampton has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
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 | Newmarket | North Hampton | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
4,543Lowest |
6,601 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
50.5±3.3Highest 17% above NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
19.2%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| North Hampton and Newmarket 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% |
26%±4.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$146,458±$29kHighest 48% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$670,400±$61kHighest 67% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,805±$106Highest 21% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
| North Hampton and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$8,529 28% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
2.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| North Hampton and Newmarket 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 | #12 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | North Hampton School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Plymouth Regional High School |
| 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.