Compare towns
Auburn vs Newfields vs Portsmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
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 | Auburn | Newfields | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,119 |
2,023Lowest |
22,545Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9Highest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
42.9±2Lowest about the NH average |
| Auburn and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Auburn and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
64% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±4.7 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2Lowest 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 | $153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$106,219±$7kLowest 7% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,300±$29kLowest 49% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$688,500±$39kHighest 71% above NH |
| Portsmouth and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,869±$111Lowest 25% 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 | $8,092 21% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,018Lowest 20% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±27Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Portsmouth and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
22 minLowest 17% below NH |
| Work from home | 26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Newfields 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 | #44 of 120 in NH | — | #11 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Auburn School District | Newfields School District | Portsmouth School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Portsmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.