Compare towns
Lyme vs Newmarket vs Deerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Deerfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Lyme | Newmarket | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,710Lowest |
9,463Highest |
4,932 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.8±4.2 about the NH average |
| Lyme and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.9%±4.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Deerfield and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
47.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
| Lyme and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$421,000±$33kLowest 5% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
| Newmarket and Deerfield 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 |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$7,369Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
| Work from home | 27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Deerfield 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 | — | #39 of 120 in NH | #61 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Lyme School District | Newmarket School District | Deerfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.