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Kingston vs Newfields vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k 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 | Kingston | Newfields | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,275Highest |
2,023 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±5.7Highest 28% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Kingston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Kingston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.1 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest 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 | $105,330±$12k 6% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,393±$156 7% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,906 19% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±46.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest 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 | 2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.7%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Springfield 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 | #78 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Sanborn Regional School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school 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.