Compare towns
Albany vs Lincoln 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
Albany has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Lincoln has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Albany | Lincoln | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
1,461 |
2,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% NH: +4.6% |
-1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.7 7% above NH |
46.8±10.1Highest 8% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Lincoln and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
28.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
38.6% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 NH: 6% |
1.6%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$19kLowest 32% below NH |
$70,625±$54k 29% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,300±$68kLowest 38% below NH |
$342,000±$38k 15% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$112 20% below NH |
$1,143±$498Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,554Lowest 62% below NH |
$2,984 55% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±97.7 NH: 48.2% |
49.7%±26Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lincoln and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.2% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
72% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.2%±18.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.3%±8.1 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | — | Lin-Wood Public School (High) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.4 |
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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.