Compare towns
Newfields vs New Castle vs Exeter vs Newmarket
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).
New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | New Castle | Exeter | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023 |
827Lowest |
16,151Highest |
9,463 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+3.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
62.8±6Highest 45% above NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±7.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
44.3%±16.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
68.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$176,953±$29k 79% above NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
$100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
| Newfields and New Castle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$1,701,300±$267kHighest 323% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
$455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$3,501Highest 135% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,509Lowest 28% above NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±85.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter 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 NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
4.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93% NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
25 minLowest 7% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
40.1%±19.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| New Castle and Newfields 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 | — | — | #22 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | New Castle School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Exeter High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.