Compare towns
Newmarket vs Center Harbor 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).
Center Harbor has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
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 | Center Harbor | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
955Lowest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
60.4±4.8Highest 39% above NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest 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% |
39.5%±13.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
47.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest 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±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$104,313±$16k 5% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$463,800±$74k 15% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
— | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields 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 |
$4,667Lowest 30% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 8% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
8.9%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | 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.