Compare towns
Alstead vs Newfields vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alstead has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.1%).
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 | Alstead | Newfields | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,551 |
2,023Highest |
1,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+7.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.3 29% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
58.3±6.3Highest 35% above NH |
| Bridgewater and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.1%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bridgewater and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$82,361±$9k 17% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$398,600±$65k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,125±$201Lowest 25% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,322 20% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,823Lowest 58% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±13.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
79.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
30 min 13% above NH |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Newfields School District | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | None 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.