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Plainfield vs Chesterfield 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
Plainfield has the highest household income ($123k).
Chesterfield has the oldest population (median age 46.8).
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 | Plainfield | Chesterfield | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
3,622Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
46.8±8.7Highest 8% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Chesterfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±7.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Chesterfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
45.2% NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$102,370±$40k 3% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Plainfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$373,500±$33k 7% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Plainfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,324±$1k 11% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Plainfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$6,344Lowest 5% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
83.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Chesterfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.6% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Chesterfield and Plainfield 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 | #52 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Chesterfield School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.