Compare towns
Newfields vs Goffstown vs New Boston
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).
Goffstown has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
New Boston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Goffstown | New Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
18,513Highest |
6,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.3±3.1 5% below NH |
38.8±3.4Lowest 10% below NH |
| Newfields and Goffstown 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% |
16%±2.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Goffstown and New Boston 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% |
42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
14.5%±1.7Highest NH: 6% |
3.6%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Goffstown and Newfields 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 |
$113,958±$12kLowest 15% above NH |
$154,250±$25k 56% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$377,400±$20kLowest 6% below NH |
$481,100±$59k 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,231±$161 17% below NH |
$1,193±$111Lowest 20% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$6,941Lowest 4% above NH |
$8,181 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
58.1%±20Highest NH: 48.2% |
22.8%±20.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Goffstown 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% |
6.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
88% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min 4% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and New Boston 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 | — | #35 of 120 in NH | #21 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Goffstown School District | New Boston School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Goffstown High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
— |
| 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.