Compare towns
Newfields vs Plaistow vs Rye
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).
Plaistow has the most affordable homes ($405k median).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k 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 | Plaistow | Rye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,861Highest |
5,611 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
40.1±3.7Lowest 7% below NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Plaistow 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% |
17.4%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
61.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Plaistow 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 |
$140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,664±$187Lowest 12% above NH |
$1,781±$156 19% above NH |
| Newfields and Rye 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 |
$7,519 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Rye 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% NH: 7.2% |
6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
29 minHighest 8% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Rye 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 | — | #66 of 120 in NH | #2 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Timberlane Regional School District | Rye 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.