Compare towns
Newfields vs Hampton vs Sunapee vs Exeter
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).
Sunapee has the most affordable homes ($393k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Hampton | Sunapee | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
10,101 |
3,416 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-0.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
51.2±1.7 18% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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% |
26.9%±3.1 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Hampton 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% |
44.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$97,163±$4kLowest about the NH average |
$101,393±$20k about the NH average |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$545,300±$63k 35% above NH |
$393,000±$51kLowest about the NH average |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,654±$93Lowest 11% above NH |
$1,713±$451 15% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$6,872 3% above NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±13.1 NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Hampton 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% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.5% NH: 72.8% |
75.9% NH: 72.8% |
69.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Hampton 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 | — | #31 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Sunapee School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Sunapee Sr. High School | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.