Compare towns
Newfields vs Lebanon vs Weare
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).
Lebanon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.6%).
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Lebanon | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
14,999Highest |
9,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
45.6±4Highest 5% above NH |
| Weare and Newfields 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% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
57.5% NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Lebanon 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 |
$98,147±$10kLowest about the NH average |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$385,400±$29kLowest 4% below NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,744±$132 17% above NH |
$1,541±$214Lowest 3% above NH |
| Newfields and Lebanon 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 |
$8,149 22% above NH |
$6,272Lowest 6% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare 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% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1980Lowest 1 yr newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Lebanon 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 | — | #29 of 120 in NH | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Lebanon School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Lebanon High School | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.