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Newfields vs Hanover vs Brookline
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 28.7).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% 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 | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
11,685Highest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
41.2±1.5 5% below NH |
| Newfields and Brookline 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$169,583±$36kLowest 71% above NH |
$171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$544,400±$38kLowest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Lowest 26% above NH |
$2,253±$217 51% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Hanover 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% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest 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% NH: 7.2% |
5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Lowest 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 | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Hanover High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.