Compare towns
Newmarket vs Meredith vs Milford
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).
Meredith has the most people working from home (23.7%).
Milford has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Meredith | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
6,758Lowest |
16,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
55.5±3.7Highest 28% above NH |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
34.2%±5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
45.9% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3 NH: 6% |
| Newmarket and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kHighest about the NH average |
$87,019±$19kLowest 12% below NH |
$97,768±$14k about the NH average |
| Newmarket and Milford 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 |
$480,100±$48kHighest 19% above NH |
$398,800±$20kLowest about the NH average |
| Meredith 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 |
$1,149±$304Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,661±$126 11% above NH |
| Newmarket and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,006Lowest 25% below NH |
$7,522 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.5%±9.2 NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Milford and Meredith 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% |
7.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
75.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
23.7%±4.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Meredith and Newmarket 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 | #62 of 120 in NH | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Milford School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Inter-Lakes High School | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
10.7 |
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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.