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Newmarket vs Lyme vs Hampton Falls
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).
Lyme has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hampton Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Lyme | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
1,710Lowest |
2,328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
48.6±7.8 12% above NH |
49.5±7.3Highest 14% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Lyme 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% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±5.6 NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Hampton Falls 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% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
25%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Hampton Falls 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% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
54.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.1 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Hampton Falls 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 |
$133,906±$15k 35% above NH |
$166,157±$14kHighest 68% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 13% above NH |
$645,000±$64k 60% above NH |
$772,600±$76kHighest 92% above NH |
| Hampton Falls and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
$1,852±$475Highest 24% above NH |
| Hampton Falls 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 |
$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% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Newmarket 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% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
80.5% NH: 72.8% |
86.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
21.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Hampton Falls 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 | — | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Lyme School District | Hampton Falls 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.