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Newfields vs Salisbury vs Seabrook Beach
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).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.6%).
Seabrook Beach has the most people working from home (39.5%).
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 | Salisbury | Seabrook Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
5,656Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+15.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
51±6.9 31% above U.S. |
62±3.8Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
5.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Salisbury 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. |
$92,469±$7kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$93,571±$43k 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$465,900±$31kLowest 40% above U.S. |
$920,900±$75kHighest 177% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,770±$444 25% above U.S. |
$1,725±$575Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Salisbury 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. |
$4,561Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59.8%±11.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
90.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Seabrook Beach and Salisbury 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% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
39.5%±20Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seabrook Beach 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 | — | #240 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.