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Newfields vs Rye vs South Berwick
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).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,611 |
7,670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
39±2.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and South Berwick 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. |
$140,655±$39k 74% above U.S. |
$99,572±$13kLowest 23% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$428,300±$26kLowest 29% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,781±$156 26% above U.S. |
$1,726±$83Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| 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 221% above U.S. |
$7,519 141% above U.S. |
$4,956Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.5%±24.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| South Berwick 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
78.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.6%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #58 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Newfields School District | Rye School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Marshwood High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.