Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2 times the library visits per person than the typical New Hampshire town.
Trash & recyclingPlymouth grades B overall, 78th among New Hampshire's 125 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 88% of the country and it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the median household income is $77K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Plymouth’s age of the median resident is 24.6 years, below both New Hampshire’s towns (45 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On civic life, just 8 of New Hampshire’s 187 towns do better. Plymouth is home to Plymouth State University.
Where Plymouth beats most towns.
Old Grafton County Courthouse
Census counts: 625 in 1790, 6,682 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and 4 maps from 1928 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Hampshire), ordered by how far Plymouth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plymouth, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Plymouth.
Plymouth is shaped by its college students, draws workers from Campton and beyond and has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns.
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Plymouth Regional High School, with 651 students. Its public schools are run by the Pemi-Baker Regional School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 365 | B+ |
| Plymouth Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 651 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NH on state tests and graduation
4,147 jobs are based in Plymouth, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 18.4 minutes, against 26.7 across New Hampshire.
28% of Plymouth working residents work locally. Only 4 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower typical journey to work than Plymouth. The town had 4,147 jobs in 2023, up 276 from 2013. The top destinations are Concord (5%), Lincoln (4%) and Laconia (4%).
| Plymouth | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Hampshire it is healthier than 60% of the 126 graded towns: New Hampshire sets a high bar.
Only 2 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Plymouth. Among adults in the town, 23% have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Plymouth beats the New Hampshire average on 11 and trails it on 7.
| Plymouth | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Plymouth | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 6.2% | 9.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 7.7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For households in Plymouth, the share who own their home is 56%. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $1,108 a month. A home in Plymouth typically sold within 31 days of listing.
| Plymouth | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 82% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,108 a month | $1,393 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Plymouth weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 128 days, shorter than in 95% of U.S. towns.
The peak summer temperature for Plymouth comes to 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Plymouth’s risk rating from FEMA is 65 of 100. 79% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 6%. Flood insurance has paid out on 11 claims here since 1978.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Green Acres Woodlands, at 1,064 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails run 20 miles in 7 parks and preserves. Only 10 of the 126 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower concentration of trails than Plymouth.
| Plymouth | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 13% | 18% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Acres Woodlands | 2.4 mi | 1,064 |
| 2. Langdon Park | 1 mi | 52 |
| 3. Cardigan Highlands - Green Acre Woodlands | 0.2 mi | 165 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Plymouth sits closer to the middle. The level of property crime in the town is 11.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Plymouth | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.2 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plymouth. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
30 mi National forestWhite Mountain National Forest
30 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft verticalin town Ski areaTenney Mountain Resort54 runs · 1,406 ft vertical
37 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
18 mi Ski areaWaterville Valley Resort84 runs · 1,990 ft verticalLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Plymouth
College town 34 of every 100 Plymouth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
3 places in Plymouth on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Plymouth.
Town in New Hampshire, United States
Plymouth is a New England town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. It has a unique role as the economic, medical, commercial, and cultural center for the predominantly rural Plymouth, NH Labor Market Area. Plymouth is located at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers and sits at the foot of the White Mountains. The town's population was 6,682 at the 2020 census. It is home to Plymouth State University, Speare Memorial Hospital, and Plymouth Regional High School. The town's main center, where 4,730 people resided at the 2020 census (three-quarters of whom are college student age), is defined as the Plymouth census-designated place (CDP…
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7 towns share a border with Plymouth.
| Town | NH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | #78 | B | C | B− | B+ | A |
| Holderness | — | — | D | B− | A− | A |
| Ashland | — | — | C | C | B | B |
| Campton | #76 | B | C− | B+ | B+ | A |
| Rumney | — | — | C+ | A+ | B+ | A |
| Bridgewater | — | — | C+ | — | C− | A− |
| Groton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Holderness, Ashland, Rumney and Bridgewater have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bridgewater reports no FBI crime data of its own. Groton and Hebron aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Plymouth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Plymouth grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #78 of 125 in New Hampshire. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. New Hampshire has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Plymouth sits nearer the middle.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($83,269 across the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
8 notable people were born here, including Eliza Coupe and Clara Eaton Cummings.
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