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Newfields vs Newmarket vs Warner
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).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k 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 | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
9,463Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Warner 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% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
5.3%±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 |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% 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 |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner 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% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #39 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Newmarket School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | 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.