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Newfields vs Dunbarton vs Durham
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).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Dunbarton | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
3,097 |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
| Dunbarton 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% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Dunbarton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
$124,056±$21kLowest 25% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$484,100±$33kLowest 20% above NH |
$504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,429±$143 4% below NH |
| Newfields and Durham 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 |
$8,233Lowest 23% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Dunbarton 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% |
3% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1990 11 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Durham 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Dunbarton School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 51 photos → |
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.