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Newfields vs Amherst vs Milford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Milford has the most renters (40.6% rent).
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 | Amherst | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
11,861Highest |
8,956 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9% NH: +4.6% |
+4.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
36.7±3.7Lowest 15% below NH |
| Amherst and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
23.2%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Milford and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.1%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Amherst and Milford 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 NH: 40.6% |
65.7% NH: 40.6% |
33.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Amherst 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 100% above NH |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
$78,684±$11kLowest 21% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
$357,800±$16kLowest 11% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
$1,557±$120 4% above NH |
| Newfields and Milford 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 |
$9,773 47% above NH |
$6,978Lowest 5% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.2%±10.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Milford and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
5.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.9% NH: 72.8% |
59.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst 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 | — | #20 of 120 in NH | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Souhegan Coop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.