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Plymouth vs Newfields vs Holderness
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).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969Highest |
2,023 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
39.4±7.4 9% below NH |
| Newfields and Holderness 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%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Holderness 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% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.7% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$107,863±$45k 9% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,068±$385Highest 39% above NH |
| Holderness 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 |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Plymouth 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% |
12.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.