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Newfields vs Hanover vs Madbury
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).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 21.8).
Madbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% 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 | Hanover | Madbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,479Highest |
2,203 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
37.7±2.1 13% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.3%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover and Madbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
52.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$153,281±$26k 55% above NH |
$148,365±$30kLowest 50% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$476,900±$31kLowest 18% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
$1,574±$759Lowest 6% above NH |
| Hanover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+ at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover 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% |
8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
1984 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover 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 | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school 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.