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Newfields vs Wilton vs Springfield
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).
Wilton has the most renters (23% rent).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Wilton | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
3,960Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
46.8±5.2 8% above NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
| Springfield and Wilton 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% |
13.7%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Springfield 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% |
22%±6.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Wilton and Springfield 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% |
36.9% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.4 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Wilton 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 |
$114,349±$21k 15% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$381,500±$23kLowest 5% below NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,382±$70 7% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,612 14% above NH |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
47.1%±39.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Wilton 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 NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% below NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Wilton 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 | — | #54 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newfields School District | Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1 |
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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.