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Plainfield vs Weare vs Hillsborough
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).
Weare has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Weare | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,522Lowest |
9,170Highest |
5,980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
| Weare and Hillsborough 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% |
22.4%±4 NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Weare 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% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Plainfield and Hillsborough 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% |
41.2% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Plainfield and Weare 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 |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
| Plainfield and Weare 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 |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
| Plainfield and Weare 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 |
$1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
| Plainfield and Weare 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 |
$6,272 6% below NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Hillsborough 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
36 min 34% above NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Weare 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 | #84 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Plainfield School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | John Stark Regional High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| 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.