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Newfields vs Webster vs Wilmot
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).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Wilmot has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Webster | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
2,227Highest |
1,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
| Wilmot and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster 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 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Webster 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% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Webster 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 |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$399,600±$43k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
| Newfields and Webster 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 |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster 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% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.