Compare towns
Newmarket vs Deerfield vs Brookline
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).
Deerfield has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Brookline has the highest household income ($171k).
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 | Deerfield | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
4,932Lowest |
5,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+13% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
41.2±1.5Lowest 5% below NH |
| Deerfield 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% |
20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
26.7%±4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Brookline and Deerfield 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% |
17.5%±3.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Deerfield 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% |
47.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
6.3%±3.2Highest 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 |
$131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
$171,046±$4kHighest 73% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$421,000±$33kLowest 5% above NH |
$544,400±$38kHighest 35% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,593±$318Lowest 7% above NH |
$2,500±$1kHighest 68% above 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 |
$7,369Lowest 11% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
23.8%±43.5 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% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1993Highest 14 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 6% above NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
33 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
24.7%±5.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookline and Deerfield 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | #23 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Deerfield School District | Brookline 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.