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Newfields vs Concord vs Sullivan
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).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k 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 | Newfields | Concord | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
44,375Highest |
687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3% NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
40.7±1.3Lowest 6% below NH |
46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
| Sullivan and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±1.3 NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Concord 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% |
18.7%±1.5 NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sullivan and Concord 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% |
42.3% NH: 40.6% |
28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6%±0.8 NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Concord 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 |
$84,902±$5kLowest 14% below NH |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$350,900±$13k 13% below NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,441±$43 3% below NH |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,227 8% above NH |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
44.1%±5.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Concord 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% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
56.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
23 minLowest 14% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.8 NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Concord High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.