Compare towns
Newfields vs Plaistow vs Dunbarton
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 most people working from home (25.5%).
Plaistow has the most renters (21.9% rent).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
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 | Plaistow | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,861Highest |
3,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
| Dunbarton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Dunbarton and Plaistow 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% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Dunbarton 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 |
$108,317±$13kLowest 9% above NH |
$124,348±$21k 26% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$484,100±$33k 20% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,664±$187 12% above NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
| Newfields and Plaistow 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 |
$7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
$8,233 23% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Dunbarton 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% |
4.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1990 11 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4 NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 120 in NH | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Dunbarton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Timberlane Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.