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Newfields vs Weare vs Thetford
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).
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Thetford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Thetford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
9,170Highest |
2,813 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
45.6±4Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.6±6.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Weare and Newfields 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% |
22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±4.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Thetford 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. |
$118,271±$17k 46% above U.S. |
$88,045±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$396,300±$26k 19% above U.S. |
$329,500±$96kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
$1,141±$96Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| 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 221% above U.S. |
$6,272Lowest 101% above U.S. |
$6,948 123% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±24.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±30.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weare and Thetford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #40 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newfields School District | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District | Thetford 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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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.