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Plymouth vs Hanover vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the most affordable homes ($292k median).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($843k median).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 33.7% 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 | Hanover | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,601Lowest |
8,479Highest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 24.6±3.4 37% below U.S. |
21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Eliot and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54% U.S.: 35.7% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 33.7%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,027±$26kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,400±$22kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$842,600±$97kHighest 153% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,108±$255Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
| Hanover and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,288 102% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.8%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Plymouth Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.