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Orford vs Plainfield vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orford has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Orford | Plainfield | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,295Lowest |
2,522 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.9±3.3Highest 13% above NH |
38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Orford and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Orford and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44% NH: 40.6% |
46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.1 NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Orford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,571±$24kLowest 7% below NH |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Plainfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,900±$25kLowest 32% below NH |
$442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,263±$686 15% below NH |
$1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Plainfield and Orford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Lowest 12% below NH |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Orford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5% NH: 72.8% |
87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 10.8%±4.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Warner 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 | — | #19 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | Plainfield School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Rivendell Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.