Compare towns
Plaistow vs Plymouth vs Hampton Falls
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Hampton Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Plaistow | Plymouth | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861Highest |
6,601 |
2,328Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Plaistow and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
54.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32k about the NH average |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194 8% above NH |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Plymouth 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% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 7% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton Falls and Plaistow 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 | #66 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.