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Newfields vs Swanzey vs Rye
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).
Swanzey has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k 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 | Swanzey | Rye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,398Highest |
5,611 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.1 15% above NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
| Rye and Swanzey 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%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4 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% |
24.2%±4.2 NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Rye and Swanzey 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% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
61.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Swanzey 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 |
$81,595±$11kLowest 18% below NH |
$140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,508±$303Lowest about the NH average |
$1,781±$156 19% above NH |
| 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 50% above NH |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
$7,519 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey 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 NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
85.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
24 minLowest 9% below NH |
29 minHighest 8% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest 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 | — | #102 of 120 in NH | #2 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Monadnock Regional School District | Rye School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Monadnock Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.