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Newfields vs Rye vs Seabrook vs Exeter
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).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Seabrook has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Rye | Seabrook | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,611 |
8,427 |
16,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+4.6% NH: +4.6% |
-3.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
54±1.9 25% above NH |
45.8±2.3 6% above NH |
| Rye and Seabrook 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% |
18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Rye 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% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.5%±5 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Rye and Seabrook 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% |
61.5% NH: 40.6% |
27.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.3 NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
$84,349±$15kLowest 15% below NH |
$110,346±$13k 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$443,500±$40kLowest 10% above NH |
$456,600±$21k 13% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,781±$156 19% above NH |
$1,542±$174Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,856±$223 24% above NH |
| Newfields and Exeter 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 |
$7,519 13% above NH |
$5,785Lowest 13% below NH |
$8,814 32% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±10 NH: 48.2% |
59%±11.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Exeter and Seabrook 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% |
6.9% NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
68.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
69.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
29 minHighest 8% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
25 min 7% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.5%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±3.7 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 | — | #2 of 120 in NH | #114 of 120 in NH | #22 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Rye School District | Seabrook School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Exeter High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.