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Plymouth vs Newfields vs Hanover
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 most affordable homes ($294k median).
Newfields has the oldest population (median age 44.1).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
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 | Newfields | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969 |
2,023Lowest |
11,685Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
28.7±5.1 34% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 9.4%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$169,583±$36k 71% above NH |
| Newfields and Hanover 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 |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
| Hanover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Lowest about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
20 min 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Newfields 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 | #47 of 120 in NH | — | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hanover High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.