Compare towns
Hebron vs Newfields vs Center Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Center Harbor has the most affordable homes ($464k 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 | Hebron | Newfields | Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 883Lowest |
2,023Highest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 57.9±3.6 34% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 37.8%±9.3 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±4.3 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,071±$17kLowest 8% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $589,500±$61k 46% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$463,800±$74kLowest 15% above NH |
| Newfields and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$334Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| Newfields and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,603Lowest 46% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,667 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±38.3 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
25 min 8% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.1%±5.1 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — |
| High school 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.