Compare towns
Newmarket vs Brookline vs Northwood
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).
Brookline has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Northwood has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
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 | Brookline | Northwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
5,736 |
4,688Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
42.4±7.8Highest about the NH average |
| Northwood and Newmarket 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% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Newmarket 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% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookline 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±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
$129,375±$23k 31% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
$363,000±$13kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above NH |
$1,201±$372Lowest 19% below NH |
| Brookline and Newmarket 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,806Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5 NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Brookline 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% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
89% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Northwood 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Brookline School District | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.5Highest |
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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.