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Plymouth vs Enfield vs Portsmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Enfield has the most homeowners (82.1%).
Portsmouth has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% 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 | Plymouth | Enfield | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969 |
4,475Lowest |
22,545Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Portsmouth and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Portsmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.7% NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$106,219±$7kHighest 7% above NH |
| Portsmouth and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295 13% below NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 about the NH average |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$8,018Highest 20% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
24 minHighest 11% below NH |
22 min 17% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH | #11 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Portsmouth School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Portsmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.