Compare towns
Newmarket vs Hanover vs Portsmouth 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 affordable homes ($455k median).
Hanover has the youngest population (median age 28.7).
Portsmouth has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).
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 | Portsmouth | Greenland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
11,685 |
22,545Highest |
4,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.7% NH: +4.6% |
+14.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
28.7±5.1Lowest 34% below NH |
42.9±2 about the NH average |
48.4±7.7Highest 12% above NH |
| Greenland and Portsmouth 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% |
14%±1.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Greenland and Newmarket 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% |
19.7%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.9%±2.4 NH: 20.1% |
28.9%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Greenland and Portsmouth 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% |
64% NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
36.9%±2.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$169,583±$36kHighest 71% above NH |
$106,219±$7k 7% above NH |
$162,837±$11k 64% above NH |
| Hanover and Greenland 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 |
$688,500±$39k 71% above NH |
$662,800±$42k 65% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
$2,253±$217 51% above NH |
$1,869±$111 25% above NH |
$2,331±$363Highest 56% above NH |
| Greenland and Hanover 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$8,018 20% above NH |
$7,420Lowest 11% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±17.5 NH: 48.2% |
50.4%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
77.3%±44.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Greenland and Hanover 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% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
6.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
73.7% NH: 72.8% |
51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1959Lowest 20 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
22 min 17% below NH |
21 min 23% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.4%±5 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4 NH: 16.8% |
32.2%±7.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Greenland and Hanover 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 | #11 of 120 in NH | #10 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Dresden School District · Hanover School District | Portsmouth School District | Greenland School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Hanover High School | Portsmouth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.7 |
11.4Highest |
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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.