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Newfields vs Mount Tabor vs Stratham
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Stratham has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Mount Tabor | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
304Lowest |
7,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Stratham 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. |
— | $151,998±$20kLowest 88% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Mount Tabor 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. |
$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$9,781 214% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham and Newfields 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% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Stratham 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 | — | — | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.