Compare towns
Plainfield vs Newmarket vs Campton
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).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Newmarket | Campton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
9,463Highest |
3,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
49.2±3.7Highest 14% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±6.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.5 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.2%±10.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Campton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
51.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Campton and Newmarket 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 |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$118,870±$21k 20% above NH |
| Plainfield and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47k 10% above NH |
$455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$356,300±$38kLowest 11% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plainfield 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 |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
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| Plainfield and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,904 19% above NH |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$6,028Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
72.6%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Campton and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
23 min 13% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
28.3%±10.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Campton 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #68 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Newmarket School District | Campton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.