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Hopkinton vs Newfields vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hopkinton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Webster has the most affordable homes ($339k 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 | Hopkinton | Newfields | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,037Highest |
2,023Lowest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 45±2.8Highest 4% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Hopkinton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Hopkinton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.2% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±4.4Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hopkinton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $137,477±$21k 39% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,900±$54k 26% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,270±$129Lowest 15% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Newfields and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
31 minHighest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 23.8%±8.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Hopkinton 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 | #28 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Hopkinton School District | Newfields School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Hopkinton High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.