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Newmarket vs Lee vs Kensington
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).
Lee has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Kensington has the most expensive homes ($658k 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 | Lee | Kensington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
4,576 |
2,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
43.3±5.9Highest about the NH average |
| Kensington and Lee 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% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±2.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Kensington 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% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.8%±2.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Lee and Kensington 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% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
48.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Lee 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 |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
$165,083±$18kHighest 67% above NH |
| Kensington and Lee 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 |
$480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
$657,700±$47kHighest 63% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
— | $1,813±$627Highest 22% above NH |
| Kensington and Newmarket 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 |
$9,661Highest 45% above NH |
$9,637 45% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3 NH: 48.2% |
24.4%±38.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
92.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
28 minLowest about the NH average |
29 minHighest 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.2%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Kensington 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Kensington 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.