Compare towns
Newmarket vs New Ipswich 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).
New Ipswich has the most homeowners (82.7%).
Milford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
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 | New Ipswich | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
5,310Lowest |
16,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Highest 5% below NH |
36.9±2.4 15% below NH |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Lowest NH: 18.2% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
| New Ipswich and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
12.3%±3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Newmarket and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
32.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest 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±$13k about the NH average |
$110,507±$9kHighest 12% above NH |
$97,768±$14kLowest about the NH average |
| New Ipswich and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$392,400±$31kLowest about the NH average |
$398,800±$20k about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$882±$469Lowest 41% 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 |
$5,647Lowest 15% below NH |
$7,522 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.7%±41.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8 NH: 48.2% |
| New Ipswich and Milford 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% |
1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
64.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1986Highest 7 yrs newer than NH |
1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
12%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Milford 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 | #82 of 120 in NH | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Mascenic Regional School District | Milford School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Mascenic Regional High School | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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.