Compare towns
Porter vs Plainfield vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Plainfield has the highest household income ($123k).
Hiram has the most renters (16.2% rent).
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 | Porter | Plainfield | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Lowest |
2,522Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 5% above U.S. |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Hiram and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Porter and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$62,813±$10k 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$256,600±$42k 23% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,070±$161Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
$2,106 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hiram and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
31 min 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Porter 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 | — | #19 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Plainfield School District | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.