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Newmarket vs Ashland vs Mont Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
Mont Vernon has the highest household income ($158k).
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 | Newmarket | Ashland | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
2,183Lowest |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
-6.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.3±11.2 about the NH average |
42.9±2.8Highest about the NH average |
| Mont Vernon and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±6.4 NH: 18.2% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
25.8%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.6%±3.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
35.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.8%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$54,607±$9kLowest 45% below NH |
$158,036±$19kHighest 60% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$227,000±$29kLowest 44% below NH |
$526,300±$39kHighest 31% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,096±$155Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,104±$185 26% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$4,961Lowest 26% below NH |
$9,432Highest 41% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
39.1%±14.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
51.4%±80.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
21.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
64.1% NH: 72.8% |
95.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
30 minHighest 12% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
9.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.6%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Mont Vernon and Newmarket 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Ashland School District | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.