Compare towns
Plaistow vs Lee vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plaistow has the most renters (21.9% rent).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Danville has the most homeowners (97.4%).
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 | Plaistow | Lee | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861Highest |
4,576 |
4,531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+4.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
42.9±1.9Highest about the NH average |
42±4 3% below NH |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.6%±7 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.1%±4.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Lee and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
$131,579±$54kHighest 33% above NH |
$115,104±$21k 16% above NH |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$480,600±$61kHighest 19% above NH |
$437,600±$26k 9% above NH |
| Lee and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
— | $2,144±$867Highest 44% above NH |
| Danville and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$8,504 28% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
70.2%±61.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Danville and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% NH: 7.2% |
2.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8% NH: 72.8% |
97.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH | #40 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.