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Newfields vs Dorchester vs Canterbury
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).
Dorchester has the most affordable homes ($140k median).
Canterbury has the most renters (6.3% 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 | Dorchester | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
410Lowest |
2,353Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
56±10.5Highest 29% above NH |
48.6±3.8 12% above NH |
| Dorchester and Canterbury 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% |
11.2%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Canterbury 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% |
39.8%±15.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
22.9%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Dorchester and Canterbury 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% |
35.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.5%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
6.8%±3 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Canterbury 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 |
— | $129,333±$37kLowest 31% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$139,600±$133kLowest 65% below NH |
$443,700±$21k 10% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Lowest 26% above NH |
— | $2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
| Canterbury and Newfields 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 |
$3,779Lowest 43% below NH |
$7,421 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury 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% |
18.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
40 minHighest 50% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.2%±8.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.6%±7.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Shaker Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.