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Newfields vs Dublin 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).
Dublin has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Dublin | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
1,688Lowest |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
49.3±8.4Highest 14% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Dublin 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% |
21.4%±3Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dublin 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% |
25%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
45.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.2%±3.9Lowest 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 |
$104,659±$14k 6% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$430,500±$72kLowest 7% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,325±$165Lowest 11% 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 |
$8,165Lowest 22% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±8.9Lowest 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% |
9.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.2% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1968Lowest 11 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min about the NH average |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
22%±10.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Dublin 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 | — | — | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Contoocook Valley 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.