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Rumney vs Durham vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rumney has the oldest population (median age 44.5).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Plymouth has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% 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 | Rumney | Durham | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,458Lowest |
15,080Highest |
6,601 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±2.3Highest about the NH average |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
24.6±3.4 43% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Rumney and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,444±$21k 20% below NH |
$124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,800±$37k 23% below NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,429±$143Highest 4% below NH |
$1,108±$255 26% below NH |
| Durham and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,288 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1% NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
19 min 27% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Rumney 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Rumney School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | Plymouth Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 51 photos → | 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.