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Newmarket vs Madbury vs Rye
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 the most kids (29% under 18).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k 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 | Rye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
2,203Lowest |
5,611 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+8.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
37.7±2.1Lowest 13% below NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29%±5.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
52.6% NH: 40.6% |
61.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.8 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$140,655±$39k 42% above NH |
| Madbury and Rye 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 |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,574±$759Lowest 6% above NH |
$1,781±$156Highest 19% above NH |
| Rye and Newmarket 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 |
$7,519Lowest 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
16.7%±15.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Rye 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% |
6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.9% NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
25 minLowest 5% below NH |
29 minHighest 8% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
14%±3.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #2 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Oyster River Coop School District | Rye 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.