Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hanover vs Durham 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).
Hanover has the most expensive homes ($825k median).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Newfields has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% 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 | Hanover | Durham | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
11,685 |
15,080Highest |
2,023Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4% NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
28.7±5.1 34% below NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Newfields 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% |
14.4%±2.4 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest 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% |
19.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Hanover 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
88.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
75.4% NH: 40.6% |
68.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4 NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$169,583±$36k 71% above NH |
$124,056±$21k 25% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Newfields and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$824,900±$61kHighest 105% above NH |
$504,300±$41k 25% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$2,253±$217Highest 51% above NH |
$1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
$1,875±$323 26% above NH |
| Hanover and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Lowest 31% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
64.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976Lowest 3 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
20 min 27% below NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Hanover and Newfields 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 | #1 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Hanover High School | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.7 |
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.