Compare towns
Acworth vs Grafton vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Grafton has the most renters (16.9% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Acworth | Grafton | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 851Lowest |
1,354 |
2,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.5Highest 9% above NH |
43.1±10.6Lowest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Acworth and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±16.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Acworth and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±9.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Acworth and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2 NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,917±$5k 16% below NH |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,000±$34k 32% below NH |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$291 9% below NH |
$1,243±$163Lowest 17% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,695Lowest 30% below NH |
$5,239 21% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 30% above NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None 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.