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Enfield vs Kingston 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 most affordable homes ($391k median).
Kingston has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Kingston | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475 |
6,275Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
55.5±5.7 28% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
| Enfield and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.5%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.7%±6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Enfield and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43% NH: 40.6% |
35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.6%±2.1 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$105,330±$12k 6% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,393±$156 7% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$7,906 19% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.9%±46.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Kingston 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% |
2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
74.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below NH |
34 minHighest 27% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.7%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #78 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Sanborn Regional School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Sanborn Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.