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Springfield vs Plainfield vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% 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 | Springfield | Plainfield | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122Lowest |
2,522Highest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
38.9±6.5Lowest 10% below NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Plainfield and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Plainfield and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
$442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$399,600±$43k about the NH average |
| Plainfield and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,125±$289 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Plainfield 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.