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Plainfield vs Warner vs Wentworth
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 highest household income ($123k).
Warner has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
Wentworth has the most affordable homes ($305k 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 | Warner | Wentworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522 |
2,959Highest |
1,057Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
-7.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5 10% below NH |
43.7±4Highest about the NH average |
36±5.1Lowest 17% below NH |
| Warner and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.9%±7.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Wentworth and Plainfield 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% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
21.2%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wentworth and Warner 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% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
33.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner 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 |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$97,708±$24k about the NH average |
| Plainfield and Wentworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$304,500±$39kLowest 24% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,659±$794 11% above NH |
| Plainfield and Wentworth 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 |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$5,532Lowest 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±43.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Plainfield 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% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
81.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Warner 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 | — | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Wentworth School District |
| High school in town | None 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.