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Newfields vs Weare vs Enfield
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).
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
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 | Weare | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
9,170Highest |
4,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.5% NH: +4.6% |
-2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
45.6±4 5% above NH |
58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Weare and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
13.5%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
30.7%±7.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
41.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
43% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Weare 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 |
$118,271±$17k 19% above NH |
$95,474±$19kLowest 4% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$396,300±$26k about the NH average |
$390,800±$71kLowest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,541±$214 3% above NH |
$1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
| Newfields and Weare 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 |
$6,272 6% below NH |
$6,203Lowest 7% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
62.2%±24.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Weare 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.5% NH: 72.8% |
82.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1986 7 yrs newer than NH |
1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
24 minLowest 11% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
11%±5.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Weare 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 | — | #84 of 120 in NH | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | John Stark Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.