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Newfields vs Rockport vs Concord
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).
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
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 | Rockport | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
3,675 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7Highest 25% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Rockport and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport 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% |
24.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockport and Concord 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% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Concord 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. |
$86,979±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,764Lowest 85% above U.S. |
$7,227 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Rockport 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 | — | #8 of 133 in ME | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.