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Newfields vs Sandwich vs Ellsworth
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 most expensive homes ($646k median).
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($350k median).
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 | Sandwich | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Highest |
1,757 |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
61.8±13.1 43% above NH |
| Sandwich and Ellsworth 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% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
13.7%±59.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Ellsworth 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% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
39.2%±46.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Sandwich and Ellsworth 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% |
63.3% NH: 40.6% |
25%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±3 NH: 6% |
0%±33.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Sandwich 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 |
$140,694±$22k 42% above NH |
$89,375±$39kLowest 10% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$437,700±$79k 9% above NH |
$350,000±$170kLowest 13% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,679±$1kLowest 13% above NH |
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| Newfields and Sandwich 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 |
$4,494 33% below NH |
$3,813Lowest 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Sandwich and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% NH: 7.2% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
94%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
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| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
23.1%±26.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.