Compare towns
Newmarket vs Madbury vs Plaistow
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).
Madbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Plaistow has the most affordable homes ($405k 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 | Madbury | Plaistow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
2,203Lowest |
7,861 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
37.7±2.1Lowest 13% below NH |
40.1±3.7 7% below NH |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Madbury and Plaistow 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% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Plaistow 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% NH: 40.6% |
52.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8 NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Madbury 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 |
$148,365±$30kHighest 50% above NH |
$108,317±$13k 9% above NH |
| Madbury and Plaistow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$476,900±$31kHighest 18% above NH |
$404,500±$32kLowest about the NH average |
| Madbury and Newmarket 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±$759Lowest 6% above NH |
$1,664±$187 12% above NH |
| Newmarket and Plaistow 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 |
$7,194Lowest 8% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
55.3%±16.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Plaistow and Newmarket 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% |
4.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
78.1% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
29 minHighest 7% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6 NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Madbury 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 | — | #66 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Timberlane Regional School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Timberlane Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 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.