Compare towns
Plaistow vs Somersworth vs Plymouth
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Somersworth has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
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 | Somersworth | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,861 |
12,111Highest |
6,601Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±3.7Highest 7% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
| Plaistow and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Somersworth and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Plaistow and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,317±$13kHighest 9% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$77,027±$26k 22% below NH |
| Plaistow and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,500±$32kHighest about the NH average |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,664±$187Highest 12% above NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
| Plaistow and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,194Highest 8% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
$6,288Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.9 NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 7% above NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Plaistow and Somersworth 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 | #117 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Timberlane Regional School District | Somersworth School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District |
| High school in town | Timberlane Regional High School | Somersworth High School | Plymouth Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.