Compare towns
Amherst vs Auburn 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
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Amherst | Auburn | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,861Highest |
6,119 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Amherst and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7% NH: 40.6% |
55.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,196±$10kLowest 55% above NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,600±$30kLowest 34% above NH |
$600,300±$29k 49% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Newfields and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
| Auburn and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,773 47% above NH |
$8,092Lowest 21% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | Auburn School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Souhegan Coop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.