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Plymouth vs Stratham vs Somersworth
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).
Stratham has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Somersworth has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
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 | Stratham | Somersworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,969Lowest |
7,754 |
12,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 22.8±0.9Lowest 47% below NH |
41.6±4.9Highest 4% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
| Stratham and Somersworth 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% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Somersworth 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% |
20.6%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
| Stratham and Somersworth 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% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 42.5%±2.1Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,500±$32k 10% below NH |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,400±$28kLowest 27% below NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,296±$295Lowest 13% below NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Lowest about the NH average |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
$6,805 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±10.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham and Somersworth 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% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 39% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 120 in NH | #43 of 120 in NH | #117 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Somersworth School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Somersworth 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.