Compare towns
Plymouth vs Newfields vs Hanover vs Ashland
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 renters (49.3% rent).
Newfields has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k 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.
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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 | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,969 |
2,023Lowest |
11,685Highest |
2,183 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest 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 |
42.3±11.2 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Ashland and Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Ashland and Hanover 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% |
68.1% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
35.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32k 10% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$169,583±$36k 71% above NH |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below 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±$28k 27% below NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295 13% below NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,096±$155Lowest 26% below NH |
| Hanover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,961Lowest 26% below 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% |
39.1%±14.8 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% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
64.1% 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 |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
20 min 27% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6Lowest 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 | Ashland School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.