Compare towns
Newmarket vs Plymouth vs Deerfield vs Durham
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).
Plymouth has the most affordable homes ($292k median).
Deerfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
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 | Plymouth | Deerfield | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
6,601 |
4,932Lowest |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
24.6±3.4 43% below NH |
42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
| Deerfield and Newmarket 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% |
13.6%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±4.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Deerfield 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% |
12%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Deerfield 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% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
47.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$131,563±$10kHighest 33% above NH |
$124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
| Deerfield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
$1,429±$143 4% below NH |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
$7,369 11% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newmarket 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% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
15.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
56.3% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
19 min 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Deerfield and Durham 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Deerfield School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town | Oyster River 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.