Compare towns
Enfield vs Durham 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
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Newfields has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% 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 | Enfield | Durham | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475 |
10,681Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
68.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.