Compare towns
Newmarket vs Deerfield vs Keene vs Stratham
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Stratham has the most expensive homes ($655k 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 | Deerfield | Keene | Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
4,932Lowest |
22,939Highest |
7,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
42.8±4.2Highest about the NH average |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
41.6±4.9 4% below NH |
| Deerfield and Stratham 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% |
20.9%±4.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Stratham and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.5%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
20.6%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stratham and Keene 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% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
69.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.6%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$131,563±$10k 33% above NH |
$78,445±$8kLowest 21% below NH |
$151,998±$20kHighest 53% above NH |
| Stratham and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$421,000±$33k 5% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$655,400±$36kHighest 63% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,593±$318 7% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
$2,511±$377Highest 68% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$7,369 11% above NH |
$6,812Lowest about the NH average |
$9,781Highest 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
17.4%±17.6Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
64%±38.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Stratham 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% |
6.8% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
55.1% NH: 72.8% |
92.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
34 minHighest 28% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.4%±6.3 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.3%±6.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Stratham 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 | #81 of 120 in NH | #43 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Deerfield School District | Keene School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Keene High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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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.