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Newfields vs Amesbury vs Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Amesbury has the most renters (31.4% rent).
Newbury has the oldest population (median age 53.3).
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 | Newfields | Amesbury | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
17,403Highest |
2,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
43.7±1.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
53.3±3.6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
20%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Amesbury and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newbury and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$103,554±$12kLowest 28% above U.S. |
$116,477±$18k 44% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$519,300±$32k 56% above U.S. |
$463,400±$36kLowest 39% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,683±$115Lowest 19% above U.S. |
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| Newfields and Amesbury 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 221% above U.S. |
$7,360 136% above U.S. |
$5,695Lowest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±24.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Amesbury and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.1%±7.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Newbury 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 | — | #151 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Amesbury | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Amesbury High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.