Compare towns
Newmarket vs Durham vs Hillsborough vs Greenland
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).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Hillsborough | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
10,681Highest |
5,980 |
4,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
-1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
40.9±4.6 6% below NH |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.4%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Hillsborough 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% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.4%±3.9 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
23.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
$84,495±$12kLowest 15% below NH |
$162,837±$11kHighest 64% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$498,000±$45k 24% above NH |
$272,300±$16kLowest 32% below NH |
$662,800±$42kHighest 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,302±$211 13% below NH |
$1,198±$390Lowest 20% below NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,815Lowest 13% below NH |
$7,420 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2 NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±23.1 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Hillsborough 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% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6% NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
53.6% NH: 72.8% |
92.3% NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
41 minHighest 54% above NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
14%±5.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | #97 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.