Compare towns
Newmarket vs Bartlett vs Meredith vs Newfields
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).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Meredith has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Bartlett | Meredith | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
3,281 |
6,758 |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+14.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
57.4±4.7Highest 33% above NH |
55.5±3.7 28% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Bartlett and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.6%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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% |
36.1%±9.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
34.2%±5 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bartlett and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.9% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.2 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
| 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 | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$59,754±$9kLowest 40% below NH |
$87,019±$19k 12% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$371,400±$78kLowest 8% below NH |
$480,100±$48k 19% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,676±$97 12% above NH |
$1,149±$304Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$2,512Lowest 62% below NH |
$5,006 25% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
68.5%±37.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.5%±9.2 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Bartlett and Meredith 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% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
79% NH: 72.8% |
75.8% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
31 minHighest 15% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
13.5%±7.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
23.7%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Meredith 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Bartlett School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Inter-Lakes High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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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.