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Newfields vs Portsmouth vs Hanover
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 homeowners (95.3%).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 21.8).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Portsmouth | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
22,545Highest |
8,479 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+5.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% below NH |
| Newfields and Portsmouth 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% |
14%±1.9 NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
| Portsmouth and Hanover 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% |
64%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$106,219±$7kLowest 7% above NH |
$153,281±$26k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kLowest 61% above NH |
$688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,869±$111Lowest 25% above NH |
$2,254±$249Highest 51% above NH |
| Hanover 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 |
$8,018Lowest 20% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Portsmouth 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% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
62.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
22 min 17% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover 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 | — | #11 of 120 in NH | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Portsmouth School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Portsmouth High School | — |
| 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.