Compare towns
Hampstead vs Newfields vs Swanzey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampstead has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Swanzey has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Hampstead | Newfields | Swanzey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,102Highest |
2,023Lowest |
7,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±6.1 5% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
| Swanzey and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampstead and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Swanzey and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,348±$18k 13% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$81,595±$11kLowest 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $521,100±$45k 29% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$149Lowest 13% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,508±$303 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,634 30% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±20.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey and Hampstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
| Work from home | 21%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Hampstead 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 | #49 of 120 in NH | — | #102 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hampstead School District | Newfields School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Monadnock Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.