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Newfields vs Hampton vs Pelham
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).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
Pelham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
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 | Pelham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
16,426Highest |
14,449 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
41.5±2.7Lowest 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Pelham 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.8% NH: 40.6% |
40%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
5.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Pelham 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 |
$95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$135,956±$19k 37% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$550,200±$39kLowest 37% above NH |
$552,600±$27k 37% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,628±$94 9% above NH |
$1,425±$88Lowest 4% below NH |
| Newfields and Hampton 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 |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$8,634 30% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
67.3%±12.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Pelham 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% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
86.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
30 minHighest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Pelham 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 | #48 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Pelham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | Pelham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.