Compare towns
Pembroke vs Somersworth vs Plymouth vs Allenstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most people working from home (17%).
Somersworth has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Allenstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.9%).
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.
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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 | Pembroke | Somersworth | Plymouth | Allenstown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,438 |
12,111Highest |
6,601 |
4,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.3Highest 3% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
39.4±4.7 9% below NH |
| Pembroke and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Pembroke and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% NH: 40.6% |
31.4% NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
19.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,519±$22kHighest 10% below NH |
$74,504±$13k 25% below NH |
$77,027±$26k 22% below NH |
$72,500±$21kLowest 27% below NH |
| Pembroke and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$20kHighest 8% below NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$292,400±$22k 27% below NH |
$243,600±$69kLowest 39% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$354 18% below NH |
$1,477±$134Highest about the NH average |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,281±$397 14% below NH |
| Somersworth and Allenstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,589Highest 14% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$6,288 6% below NH |
$4,098Lowest 39% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±21.8 NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
57.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Allenstown and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15% NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.4% NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% below NH |
26 minHighest 3% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
24 min 10% below NH |
| Work from home | 17%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Pembroke and Somersworth 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 | #85 of 120 in NH | #117 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Pembroke School District | Somersworth School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Allenstown School District |
| High school in town | Pembroke Academy | Somersworth High School | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.4Lowest |
12.8 |
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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.