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Plainfield vs Plymouth vs Mont Vernon
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).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Mont Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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.
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 | Plymouth | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
6,601Highest |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5 10% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
| Mont Vernon and Plainfield 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% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Mont Vernon 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% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Plainfield and Mont Vernon 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% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,656±$13k 24% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47k 10% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
| Mont Vernon 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 |
$1,108±$255 26% below NH |
$1,104±$185Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,904 19% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Plymouth 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% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon 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 | #47 of 120 in NH | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 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.