Compare towns
Lyme vs Seabrook vs Newfields vs Wilmot
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 people working from home (27.2%).
Seabrook has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k 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 | Lyme | Seabrook | Newfields | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,710 |
8,427Highest |
2,023 |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7% NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
54±1.9Highest 25% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
53±2.4 22% above NH |
| Seabrook and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
31.5%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Seabrook and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1% NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $133,906±$15k 35% above NH |
$84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $645,000±$64k 60% above NH |
$443,500±$40k 10% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$1,542±$174 3% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Newfields and Seabrook 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 |
$5,785Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Seabrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 22% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme 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 | — | #114 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Lyme School District | Seabrook School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.