Compare towns
Plainfield vs Keene vs Bartlett
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 most kids (23.4% under 18).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Keene | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
22,939Highest |
3,281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5 10% below NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.1% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$78,445±$8k 21% below NH |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$371,400±$78k 8% below NH |
| Plainfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,674±$181 12% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$1,676±$97Highest 12% above NH |
| Bartlett and Plainfield 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 |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Keene 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% |
10.1% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Keene 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Keene School District | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Keene High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.