Compare towns
Newmarket vs Plaistow vs Hanover
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).
Plaistow has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% 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 | Plaistow | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
7,861Lowest |
8,479 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plaistow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover and Plaistow 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% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Plaistow 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% |
4.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
29 minHighest 7% above NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | #66 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Timberlane Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Timberlane Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.