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Dorchester vs Newfields vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorchester has the most affordable homes ($140k median).
Newfields has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% 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 | Dorchester | Newfields | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 410Lowest |
2,023 |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56±10.5Highest 29% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
| Dorchester and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 39.8%±15.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Dorchester and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,600±$133kLowest 65% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
| Newfields and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,779Lowest 43% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,813 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 50% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
| Work from home | 12.2%±8.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Hampton 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 | — | — | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.