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Plymouth vs Portsmouth vs Enfield
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).
Portsmouth has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Enfield has the most homeowners (82.1%).
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 | Portsmouth | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969 |
22,545Highest |
4,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest 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% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest 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% |
64%Highest NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32kLowest 10% below NH |
$106,219±$7kHighest 7% above NH |
$95,474±$19k 4% below 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 |
$688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
$390,800±$71k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295 13% below NH |
$1,869±$111Highest 25% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 about the NH average |
$8,018Highest 20% above NH |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
51.9% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
22 min 17% below NH |
24 minHighest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Highest NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 120 in NH | #11 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Portsmouth School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Portsmouth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.