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Newmarket vs Newfields vs Somersworth vs Lee
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Somersworth has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Lee has the most kids (21.9% 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 | Newfields | Somersworth | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
2,023Lowest |
12,111Highest |
4,576 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
+0.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
38.4±2.7Lowest 11% below NH |
42.9±1.9 about the NH average |
| Newfields and Lee 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% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
19.9%±4 NH: 18.2% |
21.9%±5.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lee and Somersworth 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
14%±3 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lee 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% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
31.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
5.4%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Newmarket 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$74,504±$13kLowest 25% below NH |
$131,579±$54k 33% above NH |
| Newfields and Lee 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 |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$318,400±$23kLowest 21% below NH |
$480,600±$61k 19% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 12% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,477±$134Lowest about the NH average |
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| Newfields 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 |
$6,805Lowest about the NH average |
$9,661 45% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
56.3%±14.7Highest NH: 48.2% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Somersworth 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
57.8% NH: 72.8% |
95.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
28 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
11.7%±3.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.6%±8.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Lee and Newfields 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 | — | #117 of 120 in NH | #3 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Newfields School District | Somersworth School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | None in town | Somersworth High School | None in town |
| 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.