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Rollinsford vs Warner vs Plainfield vs Berwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Rollinsford has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Warner has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
Plainfield has the highest household income ($123k).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).

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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.

MeasureRollinsfordWarnerPlainfieldBerwick
People
Population
2,626
2,959
2,522Lowest
8,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.8±5.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±4Highest
12% above U.S.
38.9±6.5
about the U.S. average
40.7±2.9
5% above U.S.
Warner and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.7%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,500±$26kLowest
11% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$94,771±$24k
17% above U.S.
Plainfield and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$398,100±$33k
20% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$369,100±$19k
11% above U.S.
Plainfield and Rollinsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,809±$394Highest
28% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,674±$181
18% above U.S.
$1,452±$430
about the U.S. average
Rollinsford and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,851
120% above U.S.
$7,650
145% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$4,436Lowest
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±26.1
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.6%±46Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
25.9%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Rollinsford and Berwick 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 #94 of 120 in NH — #19 of 120 in NH #101 of 133 in ME
School district Rollinsford School District Kearsarge Regional School District Plainfield School District RSU 60/MSAD 60
High school in town None in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet 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.