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Newmarket vs Madbury vs Durham
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 people working from home (17.3%).
Madbury has the most kids (29% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.1).
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 | Madbury | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
2,203Lowest |
10,681Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+8.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
37.7±2.1 13% below NH |
20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH |
| Newmarket and Madbury 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% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
14.3%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Newmarket and Madbury 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% |
52.6% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8Lowest NH: 6% |
70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$148,365±$30kHighest 50% above NH |
$112,070±$25k 13% above NH |
| Madbury and Durham 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 |
$476,900±$31k 18% above NH |
$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH |
| Durham and Madbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,574±$759 6% above NH |
$1,302±$211Lowest 13% below NH |
| Newmarket and Madbury 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% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.9% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
53.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
25 min 5% below NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Oyster River Coop School District | — |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | 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.