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Newfields vs Ripton vs Salisbury vs Greenland

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k median).
Greenland has the most people working from home (32.2%).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsRiptonSalisburyGreenland
People
Population
2,023
508Lowest
1,200
4,106Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
47.7±14.2
23% above U.S.
50.6±6.5Highest
30% above U.S.
48.4±7.7
24% above U.S.
Salisbury and Greenland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.6%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
Greenland 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
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.4%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
28.9%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Salisbury 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
U.S.: 35.7%
48%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Ripton and Newfields 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
145% above U.S.
$112,917±$15k
40% above U.S.
$99,688±$21kLowest
23% above U.S.
$162,837±$11k
102% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34k
94% above U.S.
$394,400±$61k
19% above U.S.
$306,900±$51kLowest
8% below U.S.
$662,800±$42kHighest
99% above U.S.
Greenland 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
33% above U.S.
—
$1,443±$984Lowest
about the U.S. average
$2,331±$363Highest
65% above U.S.
Greenland 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 221% above U.S.
$4,915
58% above U.S.
$4,842Lowest
55% above U.S.
$7,420
138% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
31.9%±22.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
77.3%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Greenland and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
9% below U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
21 min
22% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
6%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
32.2%±7.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Greenland 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 — — — #10 of 120 in NH
School district Newfields School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Greenland School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town None in town
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U.S. 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.