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Newfields vs Enfield vs Auburn
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).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($391k median).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20%).
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 | Enfield | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
4,475 |
6,119Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+20%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
44.3±5.9 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.3%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Auburn 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% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.4%±3.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
43%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
7.2%±4.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Auburn 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 |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
$153,253±$6k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
$600,300±$29k 49% above NH |
| Newfields and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,893±$822Highest 27% above NH |
| Auburn 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 |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
$8,092 21% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±27 NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Auburn 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% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.5% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
28 minHighest 4% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.5%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Auburn and Newfields 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 | — | #5 of 120 in NH | #44 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Auburn School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.