Compare towns
Lincoln vs Newfields vs Bethlehem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lincoln has the most renters (28% rent).
Newfields has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Lincoln | Newfields | Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,461Lowest |
2,023 |
2,537Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±10.1 8% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
50.6±8.5Highest 17% above NH |
| Bethlehem and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lincoln and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Lincoln and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
45.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.7 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$54kLowest 29% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$85,029±$18k 14% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,000±$38k 15% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$288,300±$22kLowest 28% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$498Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,174±$81 21% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,984Lowest 55% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,418 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.7%±26Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lincoln and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.3%±8.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem and Newfields 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 | — | — | #34 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District | Newfields School District | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District |
| High school in town | Lin-Wood Public School (High) | None in town | Profile Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4Lowest |
— | 8.9Highest |
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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.