Compare towns
Newfields vs Salisbury vs Tuftonboro
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).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Tuftonboro has the most renters (7.4% 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 | Salisbury | Tuftonboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
1,609Lowest |
2,569Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
51.9±7.5Highest 20% above NH |
| Tuftonboro and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury 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 NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4 NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±6.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Tuftonboro 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 NH: 40.6% |
37.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0.8%±0.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| 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 100% above NH |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$100,574±$16kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$363,400±$47kLowest 10% below NH |
$462,300±$46k 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 26% above NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,311±$358Lowest 12% below NH |
| Salisbury 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 50% above NH |
$5,859 12% below NH |
$3,004Lowest 55% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
6.5%±28.5 NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Tuftonboro 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% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6 NH: 16.8% |
14.3%±8.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.