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Durham vs Newmarket vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Newmarket has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Newmarket | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,080Highest |
9,463 |
4,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,056±$21kHighest 25% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$143 4% below NH |
$1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.4% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below NH |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
24 min 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 19.4%±3.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Durham and Newmarket 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Oyster River Coop School District | Newmarket School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | Oyster River High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.