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Newfields vs Manchester 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 most expensive homes ($646k median).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Manchester | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
115,643Highest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
38±1Lowest 12% 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% |
18%±1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±0.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
6.4%±0.7 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Manchester 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 |
$81,007±$2kLowest 18% below NH |
$171,046±$4k 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$365,600±$7kLowest 9% below NH |
$544,400±$38k 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,564±$37Lowest 5% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
| Brookline and Newfields 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 |
$5,922Lowest 11% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
50%±3.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Manchester 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% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
48.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 10% below NH |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Brookline 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 | — | #115 of 120 in NH | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | Brookline School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Manchester Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.