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Newfields vs Levant 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).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
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 | Levant | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
3,069 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.7±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.2±1.9 6% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Levant 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Levant and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±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. |
$86,071±$22kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$100,845±$13k 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$268,500±$27kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$455,000±$22k 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,370±$120Lowest 3% 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. |
$2,580Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$8,734 180% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±8.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newmarket and Levant 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% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
28 min 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.