Compare towns
Berlin vs Newport vs Claremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Newport has the highest household income ($80k).
Claremont has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
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 | Berlin | Newport | Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,383 |
6,375Lowest |
13,078Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-3.2% NH: +4.6% |
-3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.8 3% above NH |
46.9±5.2Highest 8% above NH |
42.6±3.5Lowest about the NH average |
| Newport and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.8 NH: 18.2% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Claremont and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Newport and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
21.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
2.5%±1.2 NH: 6% |
| Berlin and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,180±$5kLowest 54% below NH |
$80,341±$12kHighest 19% below NH |
$59,096±$8k 40% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,000±$15kLowest 67% below NH |
$225,900±$17kHighest 44% below NH |
$204,600±$17k 49% below NH |
| Newport and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $815±$141Lowest 45% below NH |
$1,365±$305Highest 8% below NH |
$1,146±$83 23% below NH |
| Newport and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,437Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,649 15% below NH |
$5,774Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±12 NH: 48.2% |
40%±15.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
63.6%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Claremont and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
11.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6% NH: 72.8% |
66.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
57.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1964Highest 15 yrs older than NH |
1957 22 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
24 minHighest 9% below NH |
| Work from home | 3.5%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.6%±4.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.6%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Newport and Claremont 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 | #108 of 120 in NH | #119 of 120 in NH | #103 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Berlin School District | Newport School District | Claremont School District |
| High school in town | Berlin Senior High School | Newport Middle High School (High) | Stevens High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
10.8 |
12.7Highest |
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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.