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Newfields vs Brookline vs Durham
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 most expensive homes ($646k median).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Brookline | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,736 |
10,681Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Newfields and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
$112,070±$25kLowest 13% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
$498,000±$45kLowest 24% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
| Brookline and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Brookline 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 | — | #23 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Brookline School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.