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Newfields vs Chester vs Newmarket
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 people working from home (25.5%).
Chester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% 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 | Chester | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,300 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
47.2±3.8Highest 9% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Chester and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.6%±3.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Chester 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 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Chester and Newmarket 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% |
41.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 |
$142,212±$19k 44% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$552,300±$42k 37% above NH |
$455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
— | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 |
$8,464Lowest 27% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
19%±72.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket 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% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
97.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
35 minHighest 31% above NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.4%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #90 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Chester School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| 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.