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Newmarket vs Ogunquit vs Durham vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Ogunquit | Durham | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,463 |
1,379Lowest |
15,080Highest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$124,056±$21k 54% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kLowest 37% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$504,300±$41k 52% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69 18% above U.S. |
— | $1,429±$143Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 180% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Oyster River Coop School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | Oyster River High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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U.S. 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.