Compare towns
Warner vs Plainfield vs Plymouth vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($442k median).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Webster has the most homeowners (96%).
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.
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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.
| Measure | Warner | Plainfield | Plymouth | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959 |
2,522 |
6,601Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4 about the NH average |
38.9±6.5 10% below NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
44.7±7.6Highest 3% above NH |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
23.4%±5.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Plainfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±4.5 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Warner and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% NH: 40.6% |
46.7% NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
4.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$122,656±$13kHighest 24% above NH |
$77,027±$26kLowest 22% below NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Plainfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$442,400±$47kHighest 10% above NH |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,674±$181Highest 12% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Plainfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$7,904Highest 19% above NH |
$6,288 6% below NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% NH: 72.8% |
87.3% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
22 min 18% below NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
18.1%±8.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Plainfield and Webster 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 | #47 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Plainfield School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Plymouth Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.