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Newfields vs Newmarket vs Lyndeborough vs Stratham
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).
Lyndeborough has the most affordable homes ($391k 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 | Newmarket | Lyndeborough | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023 |
9,463Highest |
1,616Lowest |
7,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+1.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
50±3.2Highest 15% above NH |
41.6±4.9 4% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.9%±5.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| 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 NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Lyndeborough and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
40.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 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±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$116,964±$17k 18% above NH |
$151,998±$20k 53% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$390,900±$26kLowest about the NH average |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
| 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±$323 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,482±$457Lowest about the NH average |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
| Stratham 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 |
$8,734 31% above NH |
$7,133Lowest 7% above NH |
$9,781 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.9%±90 NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham and Lyndeborough 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%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.4% NH: 72.8% |
92.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
39 minHighest 46% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6 NH: 16.8% |
| 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 | — | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.