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Newfields vs Newmarket vs Hillsborough
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).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Newmarket | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
9,463Highest |
5,980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
40.9±4.6Lowest 6% below NH |
| 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%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Hillsborough 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% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hillsborough 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 NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| 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 100% above NH |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
| 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 50% above NH |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hillsborough 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% |
6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #39 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.