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Newfields vs Warren vs Newmarket
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).
Warren has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% 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 | Warren | Newmarket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
5,009 |
9,463Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.2±1.9 6% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warren 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newmarket and Warren 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$100,845±$13k 25% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$333,700±$35kLowest about the U.S. average |
$455,000±$22k 37% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,671±$69 18% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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. |
$4,530Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$8,734 180% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±8.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newmarket and Newfields 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% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
28 min 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #165 of 282 in MA | #39 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Quaboag Regional | Newmarket School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Quaboag Regional High | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.