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Newfields vs Conway 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 highest household income ($198k).
Conway has the most affordable homes ($314k median).
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 | Conway | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
10,141Highest |
9,463 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
55±4.1Highest 27% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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% |
35.1%±5.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5%±3Lowest 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 |
$64,385±$8kLowest 35% below NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$314,000±$43kLowest 22% below NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,095±$141Lowest 27% below NH |
$1,671±$69 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 |
$4,087Lowest 39% below NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
47.3%±13.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Conway and Newmarket 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%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.2% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
21 minLowest 23% below NH |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #76 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Conway School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennett High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.