Compare towns
Plainfield vs Rumney vs Antrim
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Antrim has the most renters (31.4% 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 | Rumney | Antrim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Highest |
1,458 |
1,265Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.2% NH: +4.6% |
-0.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
44.5±2.3 about the NH average |
46.3±4.5Highest 7% above NH |
| Antrim and Rumney 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% |
18.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Antrim 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% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.7%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and Antrim 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% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
25.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Rumney 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 |
$79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$72,738±$19kLowest 27% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$281,500±$16kLowest 30% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,064±$100 29% below NH |
$915±$213Lowest 39% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$4,716 29% below NH |
$4,707Lowest 29% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
96.8%±30.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Antrim and Rumney 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% |
10.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.8% NH: 72.8% |
68.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
5.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Rumney 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 | — | #104 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Rumney School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.