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Plainfield vs Newmarket vs Chichester
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Chichester has the most affordable homes ($409k median).
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 | Chichester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
9,463Highest |
2,745 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
43±3.3Highest about the NH average |
| Chichester and Newmarket 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% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.3%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Plainfield and Chichester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.7% NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket 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 |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$109,297±$13k 10% above NH |
| Plainfield and Chichester 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 |
$409,300±$26kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$181 12% above NH |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
$2,055±$275Highest 38% above NH |
| Chichester and Plainfield 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 |
$7,189Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
55.6%±34.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Chichester 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% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
30 minHighest 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19%±8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Chichester 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 | #75 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Newmarket School District | Chichester 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.