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Newfields vs Lenox vs Newmarket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Lenox has the oldest population (median age 60.1).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Lenox | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,079 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
60.1±4.3Highest 54% above U.S. |
41.2±1.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
40.1%±7.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 145% above U.S. |
$106,080±$31k 31% above U.S. |
$100,845±$13kLowest 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$466,700±$43k 40% above U.S. |
$455,000±$22kLowest 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,091±$238Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,671±$69 18% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 221% above U.S. |
$5,299Lowest 70% above U.S. |
$8,734 180% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.2%±18.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±8.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lenox and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±8.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Lenox 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 | — | #90 of 282 in MA | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Lenox | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Lenox Memorial High | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | 6 photos → |
U.S. 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.