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Weare vs Plymouth vs Somersworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weare has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Somersworth has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
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.
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 | Weare | Plymouth | Somersworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,170 |
6,601Lowest |
12,111Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+0.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
24.6±3.4Lowest 43% below NH |
38.4±2.7 11% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
13.6%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.5%±3 NH: 20.1% |
12%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Somersworth and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% NH: 40.6% |
54%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
33.7%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,271±$17kHighest 19% above NH |
$77,027±$26k 22% below NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
| Weare and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,300±$26kHighest about the NH average |
$292,400±$22kLowest 27% below NH |
$318,400±$23k 21% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,541±$214Highest 3% above NH |
$1,108±$255Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,477±$134 about the NH average |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
$6,288 6% below NH |
$6,805Highest about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.8%±11.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Weare and Somersworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.2% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 34% above NH |
18 minLowest 31% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 120 in NH | #47 of 120 in NH | #117 of 120 in NH |
| School district | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Somersworth School District |
| High school in town | John Stark Regional High School | Plymouth Regional High School | Somersworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.