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Newfields vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsWindsorNewmarket
People
Population
2,023Lowest
3,554
9,463Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
41.2±1.9Lowest
6% above U.S.
Windsor 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%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.6%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.1%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
49.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
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.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$100,845±$13k
25% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$455,000±$22k
37% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% 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.
$5,209Lowest
67% above U.S.
$8,734
180% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
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%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
52.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
28 minHighest
7% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT #39 of 120 in NH
School district Newfields School District — Newmarket School District
High school in town None in town — Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.9
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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.